coincide

verb

Etymology: From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (“into, to”) + cadere (“to fall, fall down, drop”).

1. To occupy exactly the same space.

   “The two squares coincide nicely.”

2. To occur at the same time.

   “The conference will coincide with his vacation.”

   “The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event.”

3. To correspond, concur, or agree.

   “Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.”