concur

concur

English

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /kəŋˈkɝ/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəŋˈkɜː/
    • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
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    Verb

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

    1. 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.
    2. 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
    3. (obsolete) To run together; to meet.
    4. (rare) To converge.

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    Antonyms

    • (antonym(s) of to unite or agree): disagree, dissent
    • (antonym(s) of to meet in the same point):
    • (antonym(s) of to run together): disperse, disassemble
    • (antonym(s) of to converge): diverge

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