concur

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UK/kənˈkɜː/UK/kəŋˈkɜː/US/kənˈkɝ/

verb

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

“concurring plans”

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verbconcur (third-person singular simple present concurs, present participle concurring, simple past and past participle concurred)

present singular third person concurs · participle present concurring · participle past concurred · past concurred

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

    We do not concur in that particular point.

    2 more examples

    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.

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

    concurring plans

    1 more example

    concurring lines of thought

    Synonyms: cooperate, unite

  3. obsoleteTo run together; to meet.

    Synonyms: assemble, congregate, crowd, flock

  4. rareTo converge.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

verbTo run together; to meet.

to unite or agree

Similar

antonym(s) of “to unite or agree”

antonym(s) of “to run together”

antonym(s) of “to converge”

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

verbbe in accord; be in agreement

Broader

verbhappen simultaneously

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  8. Proto-Italic*korsō
  9. Latincurrō
  10. Latinconcurro
  11. Englishconcur

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

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Translations

Bulgarian стичам се, съответствувам
  • стичам се (stičam se)To meet in the same point
  • съответствувам (săotvetstvuvam)To unite or agree
  • съгласувам се (săglasuvam se)To unite or agree
Chinese Mandarin 同时发生, 同意
  • 同时发生To run together; to meet
  • 同意 (tóngyì)To unite or agree
Czech udát se současně, krýt se
  • udát se současněTo run together; to meet
  • krýt seTo run together; to meet
  • shodnout seTo unite or agree
  • shodovat seTo unite or agree
  • souhlasitTo unite or agree
  • být zajednoTo unite or agree
Esperanto samopinii
  • samopiniiTo unite or agree
Finnish yhtyä, tavata
  • yhtyäTo meet in the same point
  • tavataTo run together; to meet
  • kohdataTo run together; to meet
  • olla samaa mieltäTo unite or agree
  • yhtyäTo unite or agree
French convenir, être d'accord
  • convenirTo meet in the same point
  • être d'accordTo unite or agree
German übereinstimmen, zusammentreffen
  • übereinstimmenTo meet in the same point
  • zusammentreffenTo run together; to meet
  • zusammenwirkenTo run together; to meet
  • übereinstimmenTo unite or agree
  • zustimmenTo unite or agree
Icelandic hittast, vera sammála
  • hittastTo run together; to meet
  • vera sammálaTo unite or agree
  • samsinnaTo unite or agree
Italian concordare
  • concordareTo unite or agree
Māori whakakoia, whakakoikoia
  • whakakoiaTo unite or agree
  • whakakoikoiaTo unite or agree
  • whakaae tahiTo unite or agree
Norwegian Å få endene til å møtes, være enige om
  • Å få endene til å møtesTo meet in the same point
  • være enige omTo unite or agree
Polish zbiegać się, zbiec się
  • zbiegać sięTo meet in the same point
  • zbiec sięTo meet in the same point
  • spotykać sięTo run together; to meet
  • spotkać sięTo run together; to meet
  • zgadzać sięTo unite or agree
  • zgodzić sięTo unite or agree
  • przyznawać racjęTo unite or agree
  • przyznać racjęTo unite or agree
  • współuczestniczyćTo unite or agree
  • popieraćTo unite or agree
  • poprzećTo unite or agree
Russian сходиться, соглаша́ться
  • сходиться (sxoditʹsja)To meet in the same point
  • соглаша́ться (soglašátʹsja)To unite or agree
  • совпада́ть (sovpadátʹ)To unite or agree
Slovak zhodnúť sa, súhlasiť
  • zhodnúť saTo unite or agree
  • súhlasiťTo unite or agree
Spanish concurrir, reunirse
  • concurrirTo meet in the same point
  • reunirseTo meet in the same point
  • concurrirTo run together; to meet
  • concurrirTo unite or agree
Swedish hålla med, instämma
  • hålla medTo unite or agree
  • instämmaTo unite or agree

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with concur

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