Coincide Meaning
/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo occupy exactly the same space.
verbTo occur at the same time.
Sentence Examples
It's clear that our arguments don't coincide at all.
Publication of the article was timed to coincide with the professor's birthday.
It's a pity our trips to New York don't coincide.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Our vacation plans will ____ if we both choose the same week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My birthday happens to ____ with the first day of summer this year.
Word Origin & History
From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (“into, to”) + cadere (“to fall, fall down, drop”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1952 December, R. C. Riley, “By Rail to Kemp Town”, in Railway Magazine, page 835:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Our vacation plans will ____ if we both choose the same week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My birthday happens to ____ with the first day of summer this year.