coincide
/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.49 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The two squares coincide nicely."
- "The conference will coincide with his vacation."
- "The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event."
- "Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas."
Etymology
From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (“into, to”) + cadere (“to fall, fall down, drop”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱh₂d-, coïncider, coincido
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/
- British English: /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/