coincide verb

/ˌkəʊ.ɪnˈsaɪd/

/ˌkoʊ-/ v [I]

Definition

•

to happen at or near the same time

I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's school holiday.

If the heavy rain had coincided with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted.

•

to be the same or similar

Our views coincide on a range of subjects.

If our schedules coincide, we'll go to Spain together.

(Definition of coincide verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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