English → Latin
“correspond” in Latin
cōnsentiōto agree, accord, harmonize; to unite upon; to plot or conspireconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wconcordōto agree, harmonise; to bring into union
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
correspond
Answer to anything, respondere alicui rei or (less frequently) ad aliquam rem (general term): convenire alicui rei (to suit): non fallere aliquem or aliquid (to answer, e.g., one’s expectation): alicui rei quasi ex altera parte respondere (e.g., rhetoric to logic, Cic.): the words correspond, verba verbis respondent: there is no Latin expression which so nearly corresponds with the Greek ἡδονή as the word voluptas, nullum verbum inveniri potest, quod magis idem declarat Latine, quod Graece ἡδονή, quam declarat voluptas: the success does not correspond with anybody’s expectations or hopes, eventus alicui non respondent ad spem; res longe aliter, ac quis ratus erat, or ac speraverat, evenit: corresponding words (in different languages), verba, quae idem declarant or significant (quod, etc.). [Vid: To ANSWER = correspond.]
To be placed or situated opposite, *exadversus aliquem stare: contra aliquid esse or positum esse: ex adverso positum esse (the first, of persons; the last two, of things).
To agree with, consentire: convenire: congruere: concordare [SYN. in AGREE]. Not to correspond with, dissentire; dissidere; discrepare, abhorrere ab aliqua re.
Hold intercourse by letters, litteras dare et accipere: to correspond with anybody, cum aliquo per litteras colloqui: *epistolarum commercium habere cum aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for correspond?
- The usual Latin words for “correspond” are cōnsentiō, conveniō, congruō; also concordō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.