All 4 Uses
correspond
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
(Edited)
- It seems as though the Ministry of Magic's troubles are not yet at an end, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent.
Chpt 13 *correspondent = reporter
- Albus Dumbledore, eccentric Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, has never been afraid to make controversial staff appointments, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent.
Chpt 24
- "You are not Sirius's only correspondent," said Dumbledore.
Chpt 30 *correspondent = someone who communicates in writing
- The boy who defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is unstable and possibly dangerous, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent.
Chpt 31correspondent = reporter
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.) -
(2)
(correspond as in: corresponding by email) communicate -- typically by writing letters or emailA 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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(3)
(correspondence as in: a correspondence course) done from afarFor example, a corresponding member or a correspondence course.
This sense of corresponding arose because people who lived in distant cities and could not be present for meetings, could communicate by sending written communications. -
(4)
(correspondent as in: foreign correspondent of the paper) a reporter or other representative -- typically from a foreign country or with a particular expertise
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)