🇬🇧 Corresponding meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something is corresponding, it matches or is connected to something else in a clear way. For example, a corresponding shoe is the other shoe in the pair, or a corresponding answer is the one that goes with a certain question. When two things are corresponding, they fit together, belong together, or happen because of each other.

The smell of my gym shoes had a corresponding cloud of people speed-walking away from my locker.

Every question on the quiz had a corresponding blank box, which my pencil left very, very empty.

The more broccoli Mom put on my plate, the greater the corresponding sadness in my soul.

Each chore on the list had a corresponding reward, but somehow my brother got the rewards and I got the chores.

Every time mom said, “We’re leaving in five minutes,” there was a corresponding extra ten minutes of her still talking.

On the floor, a child lays small photos and shells. He moves each shell to its corresponding photo, then to the corresponding square on the board, then to the corresponding colored circle, searching for the corresponding shape. Tears turn to a grin when the last shell fits its corresponding spot, and the room bursts into soft, happy claps.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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