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
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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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, adverbWord Origin for concur
C15: from Latin concurrere to run together, from currere to run
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