All 5 Uses of
correspond
in
Great Expectations
- Some medical beast had revived Tar-water in those days as a fine medicine, and Mrs. Joe always kept a supply of it in the cupboard; having a belief in its virtues correspondent to its nastiness.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)correspondent = proportional
- He was a burly man of an exceedingly dark complexion, with an exceedingly large head, and a corresponding large hand.
Chpt 11 (definition 1) *corresponding = fitting or proportional
- His manner of bearing his poverty, too, exactly corresponded to his manner of bearing that defeat.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- You air in correspondence with Mr. Pip?
Chpt 27 (definition 2) *correspondence = communication by writing letters
- Many a year went round before I was a partner in the House; but I lived happily with Herbert and his wife, and lived frugally, and paid my debts, and maintained a constant correspondence with Biddy and Joe.
Chpt 58 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (correspond as in: corresponding time period) connect or fit together by being equivalent, proportionate, or matched
(Two things are equivalent if they have the same or very similar value, purpose, or result.)
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(2) (correspond as in: corresponding by email) communicate -- typically by writing letters or emaileditor's notes: A corresponding secretary is an officer of an organization who is responsible for managing the organization's correspondence and keeping a record of it.