concur

[kuhn-kur]

verb (used without object)

concurred, concurring 

1. to accord in opinion; agree.

   Do you concur with his statement?

2. to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated.

   Members of both parties concurred.

3. to coincide; occur at the same time.

   His graduation concurred with his birthday.

4. Obsolete.,  to run or come together; converge.

concur

/ kənˈkɜː /

verb

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

2. to combine, act together, or cooperate

3. to occur simultaneously; coincide

4. rare,  to converge

Other Word Forms

• concurringly adverb
• preconcur verb (used without object)
• unconcurring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concur¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin concurrere “to run together, meet, be in agreement,” equivalent to con- con- + currere “to run”; concourse, current

Word History and Origins

Origin of concur¹

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

Synonym Study

See agree.

Example Sentences

Christopher Marlowe truthers aside, William Shakespeare was an actual person who, historical records concur, married a pregnant woman eight years his senior and had three kids: Susanna, the eldest, and twins Judith and Hamnet.

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It would not take effect unless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass concurs.

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It would not take effect unless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass concurs, and Bass previously voted in favor of the project as a member of the Metro board.

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It’s not a question that can be answered easily, experts concur.

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The company “continues to execute well on its strategic initiatives,” Christopher Kuhn of Benchmark Equity Research concurred, pointing out C.H.

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Related Words

• acquiesce 
• coincide 
• jibe