Dictionary

coincide en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
• (California) audio
• /ˌkəʉɪnˈsɑed/ (Australia)
• [ˌkɐʉ̯ənˈsɑe̯d] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To occupy exactly the same space.
   • The two squares coincide nicely.
2. (intransitive) To occur at the same time.
   • The conference will coincide with his vacation.
   • 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. 1952 December, R. C. Riley, “By Rail to Kemp Town”, in Railway Magazine, page 835:
3. (intransitive) To correspond, concur, or agree.
   • Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.

Forms

Deriveds

coincidingly · coincident · noncoinciding · coincidence · coincider

Relateds

simultaneous

Synonyms

concur

Translations (81)

es coincidir (to occupy exactly the same space) · pt coincidir (to occur at the same time) · de zusammenfallen (to occupy exactly the same space) · pt coincidir (to occupy exactly the same space) · uk збіга́тися (to correspond) · la congruō (to correspond) · el συμπίπτω (to occur at the same time) · de übereinstimmen (to correspond) · uk збі́гтися (to occur at the same time) · fi sattua samalla hetkellä (to occur at the same time) · grc συμπίπτω (to correspond) · cmn 相符 (to correspond) · mi orua (to occur at the same time) · ru соотве́тствовать (to correspond) · ja 重なる (to occupy exactly the same space) · ru совпада́ть (to occur at the same time) · nl coïncideren (to occur at the same time) · el συμπίπτω (to correspond) · uk збіга́тися (to occur at the same time) · nl samenvallen (to occur at the same time) · bg съответствувам (to correspond) · fi olla kokonaan päällekkäin (to occupy exactly the same space) · gv cohuitt (to occur at the same time) · ca coincidir (to occupy exactly the same space) · mk се со́впаѓа (to occur at the same time) · ru совмеща́ться (to occupy exactly the same space) · nl samenvallen (to correspond) · gl coincidir (to occupy exactly the same space) · nl samenvallen (to occupy exactly the same space) · el συμπίπτω (to occupy exactly the same space) · mk се со́впаѓа (to correspond) · bg съвпадам (to occupy exactly the same space) · sv sammanfalla (to occur at the same time) · mk соодве́тствува (to correspond) · tl magkataon (to occur at the same time) · uk збі́гтися (to correspond) · ru совпа́сть (to occur at the same time) · lb coincidéieren (to occur at the same time) · nl coïncideren (to correspond) · mk се по́клопи (to correspond) · fi olla täysin päällekkäin (to occupy exactly the same space) · es coincidir (to correspond) · sv överensstämma (to correspond) · io koincidar (to occur at the same time) · cmn 重合 (to correspond) · mk се со́впаѓа (to occupy exactly the same space) · la coincidō (to occur at the same time) · th สอดคล้อง (to correspond) · gl coincidir (to occur at the same time) · ja 相当する (to correspond) · ru совпа́сть (to correspond) · hy համընկնել (to occur at the same time) · ro coincide (to occupy exactly the same space) · fi vastata (to correspond) · ja 同時に起こる (to occur at the same time) · fr coïncider (to occupy exactly the same space) · ja 一致する (to correspond) · bg съвпадам (to occur at the same time) · es coincidir (to occur at the same time) · de zusammenfallen (to occur at the same time) · ru совпада́ть (to occupy exactly the same space) · ru совпа́сть (to occupy exactly the same space) · mk се со́впадне (to occur at the same time) · it coincidere (to occupy exactly the same space) · io koincidar (to occupy exactly the same space) · mk се со́впадне (to occupy exactly the same space) · fr coïncider (to correspond) · fi sattua samaan aikaan (to occur at the same time) · ca coincidir (to occur at the same time) · it coincidere (to correspond) · hy համընկնել (to correspond) · gv cohaghyr (to occur at the same time) · pt coincidir (to correspond) · ru совмести́ться (to occupy exactly the same space) · fr coïncider (to occur at the same time) · ar تَزَامَنَ (to occur at the same time) · nl coïncideren (to occupy exactly the same space) · ru совпада́ть (to correspond) · gl coincidir (to correspond) · cmn 巧合 (to occur at the same time) · hy համընկնել (to occupy exactly the same space)