coincide
Translation
to coincide, to occur at the same time, to agree
Examples
My birthday coincides with a public holiday.
My birthday coincides with a public holiday.
His views coincide with mine on this matter.
His views coincide with mine on this matter.
Grammar Patterns
((with sth.)) to happen at the same time as (sth.) The festival coincides with the start of the school holidays.
((with sth.)) to be the same or very similar to (sth.) Her tastes in music coincide with his.
Similar Words
Synonyms: occur together, agree, correspond; Antonyms: differ, diverge
Etymology
From Latin 'co-' (together) + 'incidere' (to fall upon). Literally 'to fall upon together', meaning two events happening at the same time.
Memory Tips
Imagine two events 'falling' into the same time slot 'together'.