correspond
v.v. to match or be very similar to something else. It can also mean to communicate with someone by writing letters or emails.
v. to be analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; to communicate by exchanging written messages. Intransitive — requires a prepositional phrase to link to an object.
The numbers on the map correspond to the names on the list.
The two witnesses gave accounts that did not correspond with each other, leading the police to suspect a lie.
While the physical symptoms often correspond to specific biological markers, the psychological impact of the disease can vary significantly between individual patients.
From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.
Takes the preposition 'to' when expressing a match or equivalence, and 'with' when referring to written communication or general agreement.
The data corresponds the report.The data corresponds to the report.Correspond is intransitive and requires the preposition 'to' or 'with' before a noun.