concur
pronunciation
How to pronounce concur in British English:
UK [kənˈkɜː(r)]
How to pronounce concur in American English:
US [kənˈkɜːr]
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- Verb:
- be in accord; be in agreement
- happen simultaneously
Word Origin
- concur (v.)
- early 15c., "collide, clash in hostility," from Latin concurrere "to run together, assemble hurriedly; clash, fight," in transferred use, "to happen at the same time," from com- "together" (see com-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "to coincide, happen at the same time" is 1590s; that of "to agree in opinion" is 1580s in English.
Example
- 1. Most independent observers would concur .
- 2. Some analysts concur with the view that the situation may not be that dire .
- 3. Few ivorians seem likely to concur .
- 4. Deputy bees then check out the competing sites according to the intensity of the dances , and will concur with the scout by joining in the scout 's twirling .
- 5. I concur it is a formidable challenge , but not so much that we cannot at least try to find ways to improve it .