concur

[ kuhn-kur ]

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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.

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

synonym study For concur

1. See agree.

Other words from concur

con·cur·ring·ly, adverb
pre·con·cur, verb (used without object), pre·con·curred, pre·con·cur·ring.
un·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.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show | Samantha Allen | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
“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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Darrell West, director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, concurs.
Obama’s Hiring Debacle | Miranda Green | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I'd imagine much of the country concurs with this little girl.
"I'm Tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney" | Justin Green | October 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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.
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself | Henry Bibb

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

Origin of concur

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

Derived forms of concur

concurringly, adverb

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