correspondez

Correspondez is a form of the French verb correspondre. It is the second-person plural present indicative, and it is also used as the formal imperative form for the vous subject. In practice, it is the spelling you see when addressing multiple people or a formal audience in the present tense, or when giving a direct command in the vous form.

The verb correspondre comes from Latin correspondere, meaning to be in relation or to agree, with senses extending from communication to alignment. In modern French, correspondre has several related meanings. A common use is to describe exchanging letters or messages: vous correspondez avec quelqu’un (you are corresponding with someone). It can also mean to match or conform to something, as in cela correspond à mes attentes (that corresponds to my expectations) or cela ne correspond pas à ce que j’avais demandé (that does not correspond to what I asked for).

Usage notes: correspondre with someone is typically followed by avec, as in correspondre avec des collègues; correspondre to or with standards or expectations is expressed with à or selon the context. The form correspondez appears in conjugation tables and in formal written or spoken directives to a group.

In English-language coverage, correspondez is not a standalone term; it is a grammatical form of a French verb. Related French forms include correspondance (the noun form, correspondence), correspondant (a correspondent), and the base verb correspondre.

See also: correspondance, correspondant, correspondre, correspondre à, correspondre avec.