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