coincide

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See also: coïncide and coïncidé

English

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Etymology

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From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (into, to) + cadere (to fall, fall down, drop).

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coincide (third-person singular simple present coincides, present participle coinciding, simple past and past participle coincided) (intransitive)

  1. To occupy exactly the same space.
    The two squares coincide nicely.
  2. To occur at the same time.
    The conference will coincide with his vacation.
    • 1952 December, R. C. Riley, “By Rail to Kemp Town”, in Railway Magazine, page 835:
      The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event.
  3. To correspond, concur, or agree.
    Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.

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Translations

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Galician

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Verb

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coincide

  1. inflection of coincidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.inˈt͡ʃi.de/
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Hyphenation: co‧in‧cì‧de

Verb

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coincide

  1. third-person singular present indicative of coincidere

Latin

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coincide

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of coincidō

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: co‧in‧ci‧de

Verb

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coincide

  1. inflection of coincidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French coïncider.

Verb

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a coincide (third-person singular present coincide, past participle coincis) 3rd conj.

  1. to coincide

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Spanish

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /koinˈθide/ [kõĩn̟ˈθi.ð̞e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /koinˈside/ [kõĩnˈsi.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Syllabification: coin‧ci‧de

Verb

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coincide

  1. inflection of coincidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative