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

Words nearby concur

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Words related to concur

coincide, jibe, acquiesce, league, accord, collaborate, join, consent, assent, equal, unite, cooperate, band, accede, combine, harmonize, meet, okay, cut a deal, pass on

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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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