Meaning & use

concur

verb·Academic

To agree with an opinion, decision, or statement expressed by someone else.

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The other judges concurred with the ruling after a brief discussion.

I concur that the project deadline should be extended by a week.

A note on using this word

Concur is more formal than agree and is common in legal, academic, or official writing.

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