concur
Americanverb (used without object)
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concurs,
present (3rd person singular)
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concurred,
past participle, past
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concurring
present participle
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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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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
I've also had a sneak peak and can concur.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
Sifma hopes the Senate will concur next year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
He glanced toward Mr. Sloat; he seemed to concur.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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
"Yes, it should go on forever," Corrin concurs.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
Cronenberg concurs but accepts that he got no consolation from doing it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
I shall also endeavor to show that all the literary mind of Western Europe concurs with you.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh
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
A senior Competition Bureau official concurred during a briefing with reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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
That’s especially useful during a global event like the World Cup—when even the most devoted soccer fan is hard-pressed to keep track of every group-stage result, knockout permutation, and concurring match windows.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2026
Could it have been because concurring Justices other than Thomas and Gorsuch had demanded legal complications that Justice Alito painstakingly included in his opinion?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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
Mamou found us like that, Laleh laughing at the television, me reading my book and concurring with my sister when necessary.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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