concur
Americanverb (used without object)
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to accord in opinion; agree.
Do you concur with his statement?
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to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated.
Members of both parties concurred.
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to coincide; occur at the same time.
His graduation concurred with his birthday.
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Obsolete. to run or come together; converge.
verb
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to agree; be of the same mind; be in accord
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to combine, act together, or cooperate
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to occur simultaneously; coincide
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rare to converge
Synonym Usage
See agree.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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concursimple
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concurssimple
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have concurredperfect
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has concurredperfect
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am concurringprogressive
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are concurringprogressive
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is concurringprogressive
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have been concurringperfect progressive
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has been concurringperfect progressive
Past
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concurredsimple
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had concurredperfect
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was concurringprogressive
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were concurringprogressive
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had been concurringperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
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
Explanation
To concur is to agree or approve of something. If someone says something you agree with, you can say "I concur!" Like many words with con, concur has to do with agreement and being together. When you concur, you agree with someone about something or let them know you approve. "I concur" is a formal (and sometimes humorous) way of saying "I agree!" or "I hear that!" Also, two events that happen at the same time can be said to concur. People are happy when good things concur, like when a birthday and nice weather happen at the same time.
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Example Sentences
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They highlight that restrictive zoning is largely to blame for underproduction relative to job growth and concur that rent control is counterproductive as it discourages the addition of supply, even with strong demand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
While the US Constitution allows presidents to join treaties "provided two thirds of Senators present concur", it does not specify what happens if they were to withdraw, which means Trump's move could face legal challenges.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Sifma hopes the Senate will concur next year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
It’s not a question that can be answered easily, experts concur.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
If what he means is that rhetoric needs to sound right, and good rhetoric always does sound right, and that “sounding right” is impossible to set a definition for... well, I concur.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
In “The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity’s Most Devastating Pandemic,” a vivid and sweeping new history of the outbreak, Thomas Asbridge concurs, judging it “the worst natural disaster in recorded history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Lorraine Ali concurs: “I’m rooting for long shot Patricia Arquette, who was unforgettable as the matriarch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Jeronimo concurs: “If Apple can’t get memory, no one else will.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Data analysis concurs with objective judgement Lammens has the capability to become of one Europe's best goalkeepers at some point - and United officials say they remain comfortable with their choice.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
The electress thinks, “As true as I'm alive, this man is ill!” an opinion in which the princess Natalie concurs.
From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.
Bank of America Institute concurred that lower-income households are feeling more stress and cutting back.
From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026
A senior Competition Bureau official concurred during a briefing with reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
“We need to understand that we are not yet there,” Sotelo concurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
Trump invited Takaichi to visit the United States and "the two leaders concurred to coordinate in detail to realise the visit to the United States this spring", it said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
Milton considered Marius to be a troublemaker, a view in which many Zebra Room patrons, white and black both, concurred.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Justice Brett Kavanaugh filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the NCAA’s other restrictions on athlete compensation also “raise serious questions under the antitrust laws”: “Price-fixing labor is price-fixing labor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
In fact, in Justice Clarence Thomas’ 2019 concurring opinion in Seila Law LLC v.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
But as Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed out in a concurring opinion, it may be years before there will be a final decision on the merits.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
Oppenheimer’s theme was picked up in two concurring opinions issued with the report.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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