concur

[kuh n-kur]

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.

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

Related formscon·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

Synonym study

1. See agree.

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Related Words for concurs

coincide, jibe, acquiesce, league, accord, collaborate, join, consent, assent, equal, unite, cooperate, band, accede, combine, harmonize, meet, okay

Examples from the Web for concurs

Contemporary Examples of concurs

Wolf concurs that the conceit of the show seems to have everyone but the sex worker in mind.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show
Samantha Allen
December 19, 2014
Dean, who ran for president pledging to represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party, concurs.
How Did Rand Paul Become a Liberal Hero?
David Freedlander
September 29, 2013
“I think it's a negotiation ploy,” concurs Randall Bloomquist, a longtime talk-radio executive and president of Bloomquist Media.
Rush Limbaugh’s Long, Slow March to Irrelevance
John Avlon
July 31, 2013
Darrell West, director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, concurs.
Obama’s Hiring Debacle
Miranda Green
February 27, 2013
Matt Robold concurs when it comes to the merits of the simple daiquiri recipe.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails
Brody Brown
October 29, 2011

Historical Examples of concurs

These views having been submitted to the acting Secretary of War, he concurs in them.
The Old Pike
Thomas B. Searight
All concurs to give an air of wildness to the strange scene.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things
Edmund Fillingham King
Cardan concurs with him, Few there are (for aught I can perceive) well in their wits.
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Democritus Junior
In this order of things a man can observe directly only what he concurs in producing.
The Heavenly Father
Ernest Naville
Governor Hicks was present, and concurs in all my views as to the proceedings now necessary for our protection.
Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861
George William Brown.

British Dictionary definitions for concurs

concur

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 Formsconcurringly, adverb

Word Origin for concur

C15: from Latin concurrere to run together, from currere to run

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Word Origin and History for concurs

concur

early 15c., "collide, clash in hostility," from Latin concurrere "to run together, assemble hurriedly; clash, fight," in transferred use, "to happen at the same time," from com- "together" (see com-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "to coincide, happen at the same time" is 1590s; that of "to agree in opinion" is 1580s in English.