concur

[kuh n-kur]

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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.

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

Related formscon·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

1. See agree.

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Related Words for concur

coincide, jibe, acquiesce, league, accord, collaborate, join, consent, assent, equal, unite, cooperate, band, accede, combine, harmonize, meet, okay

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Contemporary Examples of 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
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
Reminded of that revving motor down in Dixie, I have to concur.
A History of American Fun
Stefan Beck
February 9, 2014
I concur with Voegeli and Hayward about the need to restrain the growth of government.
Are Moderate Republicans Useless?
David Frum
January 29, 2013
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

Historical Examples of concur

Trusting you will be able to concur in the foregoing suggestions.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
But the success of the best advice may be defeated, if the patient and his attendants will not concur to render it effectual.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
If he speaks for the nation, I am controlled by and concur in those statements.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight
Mathew Joseph Holt
Here are the two elements of a valid appointment, and they must concur.
The Electoral Votes of 1876
David Dudley Field
At first, indeed, he could not be brought to believe that Margot herself could concur in them.
Sir Jasper Carew
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for concur

concur

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 Formsconcurringly, adverb

Word Origin for concur

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

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Word Origin and History for concur

early 15c., "collide, clash in hostility," from Latin concurrere "to run together, assemble hurriedly; clash, fight," in transferred use, "to happen at the same time," from com- "together" (see com-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "to coincide, happen at the same time" is 1590s; that of "to agree in opinion" is 1580s in English.