concur

[ kuhn-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.

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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

synonym study for concur

1. See agree.

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

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How to use concur in a sentence

Most experts concur that even with the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus circulating in the country, schools should remain open.
6 answers to parents’ COVID-19 questions as kids return to school|Sujata Gupta|August 11, 2021|Science News
“I concur with the same observation where we’re seeing an increase of competition on Android with more and more budgets being allocated,” said Jean-Sebastien Laverge, svp of growth at mobile game publisher Tilting Point.
As ATT hits critical mass, media spending see-saw from iOS to Android continues|Seb Joseph|June 24, 2021|Digiday
The most likely explanation for the Court’s restraint comes from Justice Barrett’s concurring opinion in Fulton.
An epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimper|Ian Millhiser|June 17, 2021|Vox
Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh concurred in the majority opinion.
LGBTQ Rights Dodge a Supreme Court Bullet, But More Shots Are Coming|Jay Michaelson|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast

Perficient concurred that searchers on desktop were more likely to click-through.
As SEO changes, so do the tools that serve practitioners|Pamela Parker|June 15, 2021|Search Engine Land
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
You write “There is nothing incongruous about educated, ambitious women wanting to be wives and mothers,” and I completely concur.
Dear Princeton Mom, Stop Telling Me To Husband-Hunt|Emily Shire|February 14, 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
All military experts concur that Syria has significant air defense systems, which Libya did not.
What To Do In Syria|Hussein Ibish|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All the best authorities concur in the uncertain properties of the salts of gold.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
His companion, who appeared to concur in this, glanced with evident regret at the six dollars which still lay beside him.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss
In England, both government and people concur in this improvement.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
Though the English historians all concur in her praise, they seem to know very little of her.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
The question is, what is the probability that a statement, in which they both concur, will be true.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

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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