concur

American

[kuhn-kur] / kənˈkɜr /

verb (used without object)

concurred, concurring

to accord in opinion; agree.

Do you concur with his statement?
to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated.

Members of both parties concurred.
to coincide; occur at the same time.

His graduation concurred with his birthday.
Obsolete. to run or come together; converge.

concur British

/ kənˈkɜː /

verb

to agree; be of the same mind; be in accord
to combine, act together, or cooperate
to occur simultaneously; coincide
rare to converge

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Related Words

See agree.

Other Word Forms

concurringly adverb
preconcur verb (used without object)
unconcurring adjective

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”; concourse, current

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