coincide

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to happen simultaneously

   The two events coincided.

2. 2
   verb

   to be the same

   Our views on this matter coincided.

3. 3
   verb

   To occupy exactly the same space.

   The two squares coincide nicely.

4. 4
   verb

   To occur at the same time.

   The conference will coincide with his vacation.

5. 5
   verb

   To correspond, concur, or agree.

   Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.

6. 6
   verb

   to go with, fall together

Etymology

From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (“into, to”) + cadere (“to fall, fall down, drop”).