coincide

/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkō-ən-ˈsīd ˈkō-ən-ˌsīd/ (ame, mw)

coincide — verb

  • coincidepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • coincideshe / she / it
  • coincidedpast simple
  • coinciding-ing form

1. When several events occur around the same moment, either by chance or through ar

1.動詞不及物C2
釋義

When several events occur around the same moment, either by chance or through arrangement, they are said to coincide.

例句

The school's anniversary celebration coincided with the town's annual festival this year.

coincide with + event

Hana's trip to Kyoto happened to coincide with the autumn leaves season.

同義詞
  • concur

    more formal; also means 'agree with', so less specific to timing

  • synchronize

    implies deliberate alignment of times, not chance

  • fall together

    informal; describes events happening at the same time by accident

反義詞
  • diverge

    events move apart in time instead of aligning

文法句型

coincide with something

coincide with someone

用法筆記

Always used with the preposition 'with' before the other event or person. Never used transitively — you cannot 'coincide something'.

常見錯誤

❌The party coincided at my birthday.
✅The party coincided with my birthday.
💡'coincide' always takes 'with', not 'at', 'on', or 'to'.

2. When ideas, facts, opinions, or qualities are the same or extremely similar, the

2.動詞不及物C2
釋義

When ideas, facts, opinions, or qualities are the same or extremely similar, they coincide — for instance, two people's tastes in music coincide, or test results from different labs coincide.

例句

The test results from the two laboratories coincided, confirming the accuracy of both.

coincide with + results / findings

Leila's opinion on the new policy coincided closely with what the expert reported.

同義詞
  • correspond

    can be partial or structural match; slightly less exact than coincide

  • accord

    formal; stresses harmony or agreement rather than sameness

  • match

    informal; broader range including physical appearance

反義詞
  • differ

    general opposite; not matching in nature or opinion

  • contradict

    stronger opposite; actively conflicts

文法句型

coincide with something

coincide with someone's opinion/view/interest

用法筆記

Subject is usually an abstract noun (opinion, view, result, finding, interest, taste). The word 'broadly' is commonly used before 'coincide' to mean 'mostly agree but not in every detail'.

常見錯誤

❌His story coincides to what she told me.
✅His story coincides with what she told me.
💡'coincide' requires 'with', not 'to'.

3. When two or more things occupy exactly the same place or position — for example,

3.動詞不及物
釋義

When two or more things occupy exactly the same place or position — for example, a point on a map that falls directly on a boundary, or two shapes that sit on top of each other.

例句

In the diagram, the centre of the circle coincides with the origin of the graph.

formal: coincide with + geometric point

The border between the two countries coincides with the mountain range for three hundred kilometres.

同義詞
  • overlap

    less exact; implies partial coverage, not identical position

  • converge

    suggests moving toward a shared point, not being already at it

反義詞
  • diverge

    move apart or spread away from a shared point

文法句型

coincide with something

用法筆記

Restricted to formal writing — geography, geometry, mathematics, and technical descriptions. Not used in everyday conversation for physical objects (a chair cannot 'coincide with' a table in casual speech).

常見錯誤

❌The two roads coincide each other at the junction.
✅The two roads coincide with each other at the junction.
💡'coincide' is intransitive and needs 'with', even when a reflexive pronoun follows.