Coincidence meaning in English

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Definition

a coincidence: two or more things happening at the same time in an unlikely or surprising way noun
What a coincidence that we are both on holiday in the same city at the same time!
Bumping into my ex-girlfriend was a total coincidence.

UK: What a coincidence! I am also fluent in fifteen languages.
US: Bumping into my ex-girlfriend was a total coincidence.

Examples

  • "It couldn't be a coincidence."
  • "It was an incredible coincidence that the day after our Director of Personnel received your application for employment, she tendered her own resignation, without notice."
  • "I suppose it's just a coincidence that Delavigne scheduled this press conference only two days after the release of Kalvin Krime's follow-up to last year's super-popular "KK One"?"
Exercise 1
What is the coincidence that Jean mentions in this dialogue?
What is the coincidence that Jean mentions in this dialogue?
This is not correct, and there is no indication of what Hannah and Jean are wearing to work today!
This is correct. When Hannah tells Jean that she is tired (because she didn't sleep a lot last night), Jean says "What a coincidence! I just read an article about sleeping". The coincidence is the fact that Hannah is sleepy and that Jean read an article on the value of sleep.
This is not correct. Although Jean says that he didn't fully understand the article he read, Hannah understands it, and this isn't a coincidence!
This is not correct. Hannah reads the article on sleep, but only after Jean asks her to read it. This is not a coincidence!
Exercise 2
is the word used by Mick Trooper to describe "a series of similar products released by the same company".
line is the word used by Mick Trooper to describe "a series of similar products released by the same company".
line: A "line", describes merchandise or services of a similar nature (the new "line" of cars from Peugeot, or the new line of clothing by Armani). A line is often characterized by a central theme, such as Delavigne's new perfumes revolving around floral habitats).

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