concur

Meanings

1. 1verbintransitiveformal

   To share the same opinion as another person or agree with a decision.

   Grammar: No object; used with with someone or in something: she concurred with the plan.

   Patterns

   • concur with someone
   • concur with something
   • concur in something
   • concur that ...

   The second doctor concurred with the first diagnosis.

   I concur with the committee's recommendation.

   All the experts concurred that the building was unsafe.

2. 2verbintransitiveold-fashionedformal

   To happen at the same time or come together.

   Grammar: Old-fashioned: events concur.

   Patterns

   • events concur

   Several causes concurred to produce the crisis.

   The two events concurred, which made planning difficult.

   Fate and luck concurred to bring them together.

Word forms

Common combinations

concur with

The judge concurred with the verdict.

concur in

Two members concurred in the decision.

concur that

We concur that more testing is needed.

fully concur

I fully concur with your assessment.

experts concur

Experts concur that sleep is essential.

Synonyms and how they differ

agree

Agree is the everyday word, while concur is formal and used in official or professional settings.

assent

Assent suggests giving approval to a proposal, whereas concur means having the same opinion.

coincide

Coincide is used for events or opinions that happen or match at the same time, with no sense of choice.

accord

Accord is a formal word for being in harmony, often used as a noun, while concur is a verb of agreeing.

Opposites

Word family

concurrence noun

agreement, or the happening of events at once

concurrent adjective

happening at the same time

concurrently adverb

at the same time

concurring adjective

agreeing, as in a concurring opinion

Commonly confused: concur or occur?

Practice

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