Correspond vs Counterpart - What's the difference?
correspond | counterpart |
to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times
, passage=Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.}}
(legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
One which resembles another
One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 12
, author=
, title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain
, work=BBC Sport
As a verb correspond
is to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.As a noun counterpart is
either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.correspond
English
Verb
(en verb)- I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.
counterpart
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
citation
citation, page= , passage=England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.}}