concur

[ kuhn-kur ]

verb (used without object)

, con·curred, con·cur·ring.

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.

concur

/ 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

Derived Forms

• conˈcurringly, adverb

Other Words From

• con·cur·ring·ly adverb
• pre·con·cur verb (used without object) preconcurred preconcurring
• un·con·cur·ring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concur¹

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”; concourse, current

Word History and Origins

Origin of concur¹

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

Synonym Study

See agree.

Example Sentences

The California Supreme Court concurred and signed off on the disbarment in September, the State Bar of California announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the justices on the panel, Judge Patrick Higginbotham, wrote a concurring opinion expressing frustration with the test, and asked the Supreme Court to intervene.

From BBC

He used his concurring opinion to the immunity ruling to ‘highlight another way in which this prosecution may violate our constitutional structure.’

From Salon

In his concurring opinion, he's like, "You guys, we can just use the 14th Amendment. It’s right there."

From Salon

“The horrible shooting spree in Las Vegas in 2017 did not change the statutory text or its meaning,” he wrote in a concurring opinion on the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acquiesce
• coincide
• jibe