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

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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

Wolf concurs that the conceit of the show seems to have everyone but the sex worker in mind.
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Dean, who ran for president pledging to represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party, concurs.
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“I think it's a negotiation ploy,” concurs Randall Bloomquist, a longtime talk-radio executive and president of Bloomquist Media.
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Darrell West, director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, concurs.
Obama’s Hiring Debacle|Miranda Green|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I'd imagine much of the country concurs with this little girl.
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In such a situation is the continent of America placed, and so formed, that every thing concurs to diminish the action of heat.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Everything concurs to render the people devout; but every thing tends to prevent them from being humane, reasonable and virtuous.
Good Sense|Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'Holbach
In his “Histoire Generale,” and in the map which illustrates this narrative, however, he concurs in the statement of the text.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
With this concurs the fact, as said, that they were passed by the Council, of which a cedula to that effect has been presented.
The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666|Various
The undersigned, cheerfully concurs with Mr. Hallock and others in their friendly recommendation of Mr. Henry Bibb.
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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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