All 4 Uses of
correspond
in
Rebecca
- We went along a broad, carpeted passage, and then turned left, through an oak door, and down a narrow flight of stairs and up a corresponding flight, and so to another door.
Chpt 7 (definition 1) *corresponding = matching (similar)
- Mrs de Winter always did all her correspondence and telephoning in the morning-room, after breakfast.
Chpt 8 (definition 2)correspondence = communication by writing letters
- I put it back in the box again, and shut the drawer, feeling guilty suddenly, and deceitful, as though I were staying in somebody else's house and my hostess had said to me, 'Yes, of course, write letters at my desk,' and I had unforgivably, in a stealthy manner, peeped at her correspondence.
Chpt 8 (definition 2)correspondence = written letters
- Beatrice and I don't correspond unless there's a major event in the family.
Chpt 12 (definition 2) *correspond = exchange letters through the mail
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.