Both Uses of
correspond
in
Crime and Punishment
- Your son intentionally exaggerated the significance of my words and made them ridiculous, accusing me of malicious intentions, and, as far as I could see, relied upon your correspondence with him.†
Chpt 4.2 *
- For a long time Raskolnikov did not know of his mother's death, though a regular correspondence had been maintained from the time he reached Siberia.†
Chpt Epil. *
Definitions:
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(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.
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(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.)