concur

C1 Topic:Time

US /kəŋˈkɝ/ UK /kəŋˈkɜː/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #21943

Meanings

1

verb
To agree with someone or share the same opinion.

The other experts concurred with her conclusions.
2

verb
To happen at the same time.

His arrival concurred with the start of the storm.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to agree with someone or... agree hold

2 verb · to happen at the same time. coincide

More accord coexist sympathize

Opposites

disagree disassemble disperse dissent diverge

Word family

Forms concurredconcurringconcurs

Derived forms concurringlydisconcurinconcurringnonconcurnonconcurringunconcurring

Related forms concourse concurrence

Etymology

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

*ḱers- Proto-Indo-European concurro Latin

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# concur

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** kəŋˈkɝ
**IPA (UK):** kəŋˈkɜː
**Frequency rank:** 21943

## Meanings
1. To agree with someone or share the same opinion.
2. To happen at the same time.

## Examples
- The other experts concurred with her conclusions.
- His arrival concurred with the start of the storm.

## Synonyms
- accord
- agree
- coexist
- sympathize

## Antonyms
- disagree
- disassemble
- disperse
- dissent
- diverge

## Derived Forms
- concurringly
- disconcur
- inconcurring
- nonconcur
- nonconcurring
- unconcurring

## Related Forms
- concourse
- concurrence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱers-
- Root: concurro

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

## AI Etymology
Concur is borrowed from Latin concurro (“to run together, agree”). Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-, and Latin concurro. In present-day use, it can mean to agree with someone or share the same opinion, or to happen at the same time. Derived formations include concurringly, disconcur, inconcurring, nonconcur, nonconcurring. Related words include concourse, concurrence.

## Topics
- Time

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