concur

C1
US /kəŋˈkɝ/ UK /kəŋˈkɜː/
verb Freq #21943

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.

    The jury concurs with the case put forward by the defence lawyer, that the defendant is undoubtedly innocent.

  2. 2
    verb

    To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.

    concurring plans

  3. 3
    verb

    to happen simultaneously

  4. 4
    verb

    to be in accord

  5. 5
    verb

    To run together; to meet.

  6. 6
    verb

    To converge.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin concurro (“to run together, agree”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 verb · to meet in the same point;... cooperateunite
3 verb · to happen simultaneously coincide
4 verb · to be in accord hold
5 verb · to run together; to meet. assemblecongregatecrowdflock
More accordagreecoexistsympathize
Opposites
disagreedisassembledispersedissentdiverge
Word family
Derived forms concurringlydisconcurinconcurringnonconcurnonconcurringunconcurring
Related forms concourseconcurrence

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