synchronize
To occur at the same time or with coordinated timingTo cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.: To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
» Let's synchronize our watches.
Давайте сверим часы.
Давайте сверим наши часы.
Meaning
6 sensesTo cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive)To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
synchronisieren
синхронизирова́тьsinxronizirovátʹ
синхронізува́тиsynxronizuváty
happen at the same time
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To cause (video and audio) to play in a coordinated way.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To set (a clock or watch) to display the same time as another.
We synchronized our watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock precisely.
cause to indicate the same time or rate
(British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive)To cause (a set of files, data, or settings) on one computer or device to be (and try to remain) the same as on another.
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To agree, be coordinated with, or complement well.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To coordinate or combine.
Examples
18 sentencesLet's synchronize our watches.
ruДавайте сверим часы.
Let's synchronize our watches?
I enjoy watching synchronized swimming.
The traffic lights are all synchronized.
When couples hold hands, their brainwaves synchronize.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ize.From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ize.
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Forms
synchronizes, synchronizing, synchronized, synchronized| Base form | synchronize · to synchronize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | synchronizes |
| Present participle | synchronizing |
| Past simple | synchronized |
| Past participle | synchronized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonyms- make synchronous and adjust in time or manner:synchronisesync
- cause to indicate the same time or rate:synchronise
- operate simultaneously:synchronise
- arrange or represent events so that they co-occur:synchronisecontemporizecontemporise
- make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action:synchronise
- happen at the same time:synchronisecontemporizecontemporise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle