Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin correspondēre, from Latin cum + respondeō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kor.riˈspon.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ondere
  • Hyphenation: cor‧ri‧spón‧de‧re

Verb edit

corrispóndere (first-person singular present corrispóndo, first-person singular past historic corrispósi, past participle corrispósto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to correspond (to match up, to be in conformity, to coincide, etc.) [+ a (object) = to] or [+ con (object) = with] [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to repay [+ a (love, affection, benevolence, etc.)] [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to correspond (to be in communication) [+ con (someone) = with] [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive, figurative, usually passive voice) to reciprocate, to requite (love, affection, interest, etc.)
    amore non corrispostounrequited love
  5. (transitive) to compensate, to remunerate, to pay in exchange (a fee, a salary, etc.)
  6. (transitive) to pay (a fee, a salary, etc.) (in general)

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