verb
correspond
To exchange written messages with someone.
I correspond with my cousin by email every week.
Etymology
Latin con- and respondere express mutual answering. Written correspondence preserves that exchange, with one person’s message answered by another’s in an ongoing communication.
More examples
- They corresponded for years before meeting in person.
- She corresponds with the editor about changes to her article.
- We are corresponding by letter while he is away.
Forms
correspond · corresponds · corresponded · corresponding
correspondence noun — Written messages exchanged between people.
correspondent noun — A person who exchanges written messages.
Similar words
- write
- Can describe sending one message without receiving a reply.
- communicate
- Includes speaking and other methods, not just exchanging written messages.