concur
Americanverb (used without object)
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concurs,
present (3rd person singular)
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concurred,
past participle, past
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concurring
present participle
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to accord in opinion; agree.
Do you concur with his statement?
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to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated.
Members of both parties concurred.
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to coincide; occur at the same time.
His graduation concurred with his birthday.
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Obsolete. to run or come together; converge.
verb
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to agree; be of the same mind; be in accord
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to combine, act together, or cooperate
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to occur simultaneously; coincide
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rare to converge
Synonym Usage
See agree.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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concursimple
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concurssimple
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have concurredperfect
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has concurredperfect
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am concurringprogressive
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are concurringprogressive
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is concurringprogressive
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have been concurringperfect progressive
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has been concurringperfect progressive
Past
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concurredsimple
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had concurredperfect
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was concurringprogressive
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were concurringprogressive
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had been concurringperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of concur
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”; cf. concourse, current
Explanation
To concur is to agree or approve of something. If someone says something you agree with, you can say "I concur!" Like many words with con, concur has to do with agreement and being together. When you concur, you agree with someone about something or let them know you approve. "I concur" is a formal (and sometimes humorous) way of saying "I agree!" or "I hear that!" Also, two events that happen at the same time can be said to concur. People are happy when good things concur, like when a birthday and nice weather happen at the same time.
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Example Sentences
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Analysts generally concur that lack of domestic demand is the biggest reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
There is no date set for the City Council to decide whether to concur, or to direct the city executives to negotiate a resolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Sifma hopes the Senate will concur next year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
It’s not a question that can be answered easily, experts concur.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
"Wisdom Malliard believes we shall be able to provide a full ten thousand jars, as was promised the queen. I concur."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Usually, the model concurs that I did it myself.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tracy Brown concurs: “I’d be remiss not to mention that the always excellent ‘Dark Winds’ keeps getting better and is long overdue for some Emmys recognition.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Jeronimo concurs: “If Apple can’t get memory, no one else will.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Data analysis concurs with objective judgement Lammens has the capability to become of one Europe's best goalkeepers at some point - and United officials say they remain comfortable with their choice.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
The electress thinks, “As true as I'm alive, this man is ill!” an opinion in which the princess Natalie concurs.
From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by J. Sadger
Trump's Education Secretary Linda McMahon concurred, saying Dolly Parton "placed millions of books into the hands of young children and helped spark a lifelong love of reading."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Coney Barrett signed on to the majority opinion that Roberts wrote, and Kavanaugh concurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
For the prescriptions renewed by AI, reviewing doctors concurred 91% of the time, with the other 9% saying more information was needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Bank of America Institute concurred that lower-income households are feeling more stress and cutting back.
From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026
He concurred that such lively observations about homestead life would be of general interest to his readership.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote: “The NCAA’s business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
“There was no search here,” Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson wrote in a concurring opinion that defended the use of this tracking data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
By “government’s theory,” McClain is referencing a concurring opinion by the U.S.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Oppenheimer’s theme was picked up in two concurring opinions issued with the report.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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