corresponding

«corresponding» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Matching or connected with something else: «Write each… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (corresponding); present participle of correspond

meaning for a pupil

1) Matching or connected with something else: «Write each word next to its corresponding picture.» tree →

2) Happening at the same time or in the same way as something else: «the corresponding week last term». tree →

3) (maths) In the same position in two shapes or on two lines: «corresponding angles», «corresponding sides». tree →

4) (verb form) Writing letters or matching: «We have been corresponding by email.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: corresponding angles are equal when a line crosses two parallel lines; corresponding sides of similar shapes are in the same ratio. In science graphs, each time has a corresponding temperature. In everyday use: a price rise and a corresponding fall in sales. Phrases: «the corresponding …», «corresponding to», «a corresponding increase».

examples

• But on the most literal level, it means ‘wind’, as in the אַרְבָּע רוּחוֹת arbaʽ ruchot ‘four winds’ corresponding to the four cardinal directions, and is also conjured in the verb הֵרִיחַ heriach ‘to smell, breathe in (with the nostrils)’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement. (Prophets EZK.40.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Match each animal to its corresponding home. tree →
• Find the corresponding angle in the second triangle. tree →
• The corresponding sides of the two squares are 2 cm and 4 cm. tree →
• Sales rose, with a corresponding rise in profit. tree →
• Each question has a corresponding answer at the back of the book. tree →
• When the temperature fell, there was a corresponding drop in visitors. tree →
• Look at the corresponding page in your workbook. tree →
• They produce corresponding obstacles which enable him to get away from the uncle of his bride. tree →

note

Adjective usually before the noun with «the»: «the corresponding number». Maths: corresponding angles on parallel lines are equal; corresponding sides of similar shapes grow by the same scale factor (if one side doubles, every corresponding side doubles). Adverb: «correspondingly».

In the corpora

• And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «corresponding» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.