concur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin concurro (“to run together, agree”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈkɝ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈkɜː/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Audio (UK) (file)
Verb
concur (third-person singular simple present concurs, present participle concurring, simple past and past participle concurred)
- 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.
- I do not concur that this is the best way forward.
- We do not concur in that particular point.
- To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.
- concurring plans
- concurring lines of thought
- (obsolete) To run together; to meet.
- (rare) To converge.
Synonyms
- (to unite or agree): accord, agree, coexist; See also Thesaurus:agree
- (to meet in the same point): cooperate, unite
- (to run together): assemble, congregate, crowd, flock
- (to converge):
Antonyms
- (to unite or agree): disagree, dissent
- (to meet in the same point):
- (to run together): disperse, disassemble
- (to converge): diverge
Related terms
- concourse
- concurrence
Translations
To unite or agree
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To meet in the same point
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To run together; to meet
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References
- concur in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- concur in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913