coincide

intransitive-verb
UK: /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
US: /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/

  1. To happen at the same time.

    1. The holidays coincide this year.
    2. My vacation dates happen to coincide with a business trip I must take.

  2. To be the same or similar.

    1. Our ideas coincide a lot.
    2. The witness's story didn't coincide with what the defendant claimed in court.

  3. To meet; to occupy the same space.

    1. The lines coincide on the graph.
    2. For a moment, our paths happened to coincide in the busy marketplace.

Synonyms

synchronize concur correspond agree match accord align
coincide transitive-verb

  1. To agree or cause to agree; to be in agreement or harmony.

    1. They coincide their plans.
    2. The company aims to coincide its policies with environmental regulations.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "coincide" in English means: To happen at the same time., To be the same or similar., To meet; to occupy the same space..

The phonetic transcription of "coincide" is /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ in British English and /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "coincide": synchronize, concur, correspond, agree, match, accord, align.

Example usage of "coincide": "The holidays coincide this year. ". More examples on the page.