I was reading a nursing research report from the "Nursing Times" in England and came across this use of the word chime:

quote:

The finding on prevalence chimes with previous findings from the Nursing Times annual survey.

While it certainly is consistent with this third dictionary meaning of chime, "to be consistent or compatible; agree." However, we normally would not use the word this way, particularly in a research report - would we fellow Americans?

Is this a common use in England?

I don't know about common, but I've certainly seen it used a number of times. It's not slang, so I see no reason why it shouldn't be used in a research report.

I don't think there is any reason, arnie. It's just that we don't use it that way.