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.

Related Words

• acquiesce
• coincide
• jibe