to correspond to (be similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.); to respond to; to love to one's back, return someone's love; to reciprocate (to love somebody in response); to behoove, to be suitable
“Desde punto de vista gramatical, varios usos del infinitivo español corresponden con frecuencia a casos en que se emplearía el gerundio en inglés.” — From a grammatical perspective, several uses of the Spanish infinitive frequently correspond to cases in which the gerund would be used in English.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Medieval Latin correspondērebor. Spanish corresponder Borrowed from Medieval Latin correspondēre.