coincide

zusammenfallen

Zur gleichen Zeit stattfinden, etwa zwei Ereignisse.

In einfachem Englisch: If two events do this, they happen at the same time.

• Our holidays coincide this year.
• Her birthday coincided with the school trip.
• Does your visit coincide with the festival?

So benutzt man es: coincide with something (Our visit coincided with the town’s summer festival.)

Synonyme: happen together

Häufige Wendungen: coincide with something, coincide in time, happen to coincide

übereinstimmen

Inhaltlich zusammenpassen, etwa Ideen, Wünsche oder Berichte.

In einfachem Englisch: If ideas, wishes, or accounts do this, they agree or match.

• Our views coincide on this issue.
• His wishes coincided with mine.
• The results coincide with our earlier findings.

So benutzt man es: coincide with something (Her account coincides with what the other witnesses said.)

Synonyme: agree, match, correspond

Gegenteile: differ, conflict

Häufige Wendungen: views coincide, interests coincide, coincide with something

sich decken

Genau denselben Platz einnehmen oder dieselbe Fläche bedecken.

In einfachem Englisch: To cover or occupy exactly the same place.

• The two circles coincide exactly.
• These points coincide on the map.
• When we placed one square over the other, their edges coincided.

So benutzt man es: coincide with something (The edge of this shape coincides with the line below it.)

Synonyme: overlap exactly

Häufige Wendungen: coincide exactly, coincide with something, coincide in space