verb
coincide
koh-ihn-SYD
verb
1
To happen at the same time as something else.
"Her birthday happens to coincide with the town festival."
"The power outage coincided with the storm."
2
To match or agree with something.
"Their accounts of the accident coincided in every detail."
How to Use Coincide
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo happen at the same time as, or to match up with, something else.
Common pairings
coincide with
dates coincide
views coincide
Word Forms
coincided past tense, coincides singular
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, "to fall into" (from cadere, "to fall").