concurrent

[kuhn-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-]

adjective

1. occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side.

   concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.

2. acting in conjunction; cooperating.

   the concurrent efforts of several legislators to pass the new law.

3. having equal authority or jurisdiction.

   two concurrent courts of law.

4. accordant or agreeing.

   concurrent testimony by three witnesses.

5. tending to or intersecting at the same point.

   four concurrent lines.

noun

1. something joint or contributory.

2. Archaic.,  a rival or competitor.

concurrent

/ kənˈkʌrənt /

adjective

1. taking place at the same time or in the same location

2. cooperating

3. meeting at, approaching, or having a common point

   concurrent lines

4. having equal authority or jurisdiction

5. in accordance or agreement; harmonious

noun

1. something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause

Other Word Forms

• concurrently adverb
• preconcurrent adjective
• unconcurrent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concurrent¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French or directly from Latin concurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere “to run together”; concur ); con-, current

Example Sentences

The concurrent spending on infrastructure was particularly galling to female athletes and some alumni, according to SwimSwam.

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In addition, the concurrent shift to an economy that focuses on shareholder value has made training less financially valuable to companies, Cappelli said.

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And it is just the latest time Fagin has taken a major concurrent position.

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In the end, Sinatra achieved his goal to help make pop music more respectable, in rough parallel to his concurrent campaign on behalf of civil rights and racial equality.

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Last month, a new report into the impact of climate change found Australia had already reached warming of above 1.5C and that no community would be immune from "cascading, compounding and concurrent" climate risks.

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