concur

[ kuh n-kur ]

/ kənˈkɜr /

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verb (used without object), con·curred, con·cur·ring.

to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?

to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated: Members of both parties concurred.

to coincide; occur at the same time: His graduation concurred with his birthday.

Obsolete. to run or come together; converge.

Words nearby concur

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Origin of concur

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin concurrere to run together, meet, be in agreement, equivalent to con- con- + currere to run; cf. concourse, current

OTHER WORDS FROM concur

con·cur·ring·ly, adverbpre·con·cur, verb (used without object), pre·con·curred, pre·con·cur·ring.un·con·curred, adjectiveun·con·cur·ring, adjective

synonym study for concur

1. See agree.

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Examples from the Web for concur

Had he been competently represented, the jury might well have failed to concur on a death sentence.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I disagree with Spencer on pretty much everything imaginable, but I concur on this.
American Racist Richard Spencer Gets to Play the Martyr in Hungary|James Kirchick|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reminded of that revving motor down in Dixie, I have to concur.
A History of American Fun|Stefan Beck|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I concur with Voegeli and Hayward about the need to restrain the growth of government.
Are Moderate Republicans Useless?|David Frum|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Aside from the fact there is no such thing as an "upward arc of human progress," I concur with Henninger's point.
The 'Real Cliff,' Ctd.|Justin Green|December 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We had a dreadful passage, the worst, the officers all concur in saying, that they have ever known.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
All concur in desiring to give effect to the Constitution and the laws passed in pursuance of it.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
Hence they are usually the first to approve what is right, and the last to concur in what is wrong.
Nature and Culture|Harvey Rice
Judges not infrequently differ in their reasons for a decision in which they concur.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921|Various
Which of the members of his administration, or whether any one of them, concur in his sentiments, we know not.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster

British Dictionary definitions for concur

concur

/ (kənˈkɜː) /

verb -curs, -curring or -curred (intr)

to agree; be of the same mind; be in accord

to combine, act together, or cooperate

to occur simultaneously; coincide

rare to converge

Derived forms of concur

concurringly, adverb

Word Origin for concur

C15: from Latin concurrere to run together, from currere to run

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concur

verb (used without object), con·curred, con·cur·ring.

Words related to concur

Words nearby concur

Origin of concur

OTHER WORDS FROM concur

synonym study for concur

Examples from the Web for concur

British Dictionary definitions for concur

verb -curs, -curring or -curred (intr)

Derived forms of concur

Word Origin for concur