concur

American  

[kuhn-kur] / kənˈkɜr /

verb (used without object)

• concurs,
  present (3rd person singular)
• concurred,
  past participle,  past
• concurring
  present participle

1. to accord in opinion; agree.

   Do you concur with his statement?

2. to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated.

   Members of both parties concurred.

3. to coincide; occur at the same time.

   His graduation concurred with his birthday.

4. Obsolete. to run or come together; converge.

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concur British  

/ kənˈkɜː /

verb

1. to agree; be of the same mind; be in accord

2. to combine, act together, or cooperate

3. to occur simultaneously; coincide

4. rare to converge

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Synonym Usage

See agree.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• preconcur
  verb (used without object)
• unconcurring
  adjective
• concurringly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Participles

• concurring
  present
• concurred
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• concur
  simple
• concurs
  simple
• have concurred
  perfect
• has concurred
  perfect
• am concurring
  progressive
• are concurring
  progressive
• is concurring
  progressive
• have been concurring
  perfect progressive
• has been concurring
  perfect progressive

Past

• concurred
  simple
• had concurred
  perfect
• was concurring
  progressive
• were concurring
  progressive
• had been concurring
  perfect progressive

Future

• will concur
  simple
• will have concurred
  perfect
• will be concurring
  progressive
• will have been concurring
  perfect progressive

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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

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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.

Example Sentences

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concur concurs concurred concurring

Analysts generally concur that lack of domestic demand is the biggest reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The trust may specify that all the beneficiaries have to agree to any changes, or that a panel has to concur that certain conditions are met, or else a court may have to find malfeasance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

There is no date set for the City Council to decide whether to concur, or to direct the city executives to negotiate a resolution.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Sifma hopes the Senate will concur next year.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Rudy would concur, "Me too," but then, he wouldn't move from his place at the foot of my bed next to my desk where I sat writing.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Usually, the model concurs that I did it myself.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

Neighbours star Stefan Dennis, who played villain Paul Robinson for 40 years on and off, concurs.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

"Yes, it should go on forever," Corrin concurs.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

With this concurs the fact, as said, that they were passed by the Council, of which a cedula to that effect has been presented.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Edward Gaylord Bourne

England Under-21 manager Lee Carsley concurred with Saka on Dowman's "amazing talent" but thinks the youngster staying with the under-19s during this international window is the best option.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The single definitive state reply came from Florida’s attorney general’s office, which concurred with ICE’s findings that the death of Royer Pérez Jiménez, 19, at the Glades County Detention Center was a “presumed suicide.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Bank of America Institute concurred that lower-income households are feeling more stress and cutting back.

From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026

Skipper Jeremy Williams concurred, but said the errors were fixable.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Perhaps not all his younger colleagues would have concurred with his calculation of the balance, but at least he was trying to strike one.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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 response to Kagan, Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed a concurring opinion that staked out a moderate conservative position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

In fact, in Justice Clarence Thomas’ 2019 concurring opinion in Seila Law LLC v.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 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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