concur Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be in accord; be in agreement
    hold; agree; concord.
    • We agreed on the terms of the settlement
    • I can't agree with you!
    • I hold with those who say life is sacred
    • Both philosophers concord on this point
  2. verb happen simultaneously
    coincide.
    • The two events coincided

WordNet

Con*cur" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. concurrere to run together, agree; con- + currere to run. See Current.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Concurred ; present participle & verbal noun Concurring
Definitions
  1. To run together; to meet. Obs.
    Anon they fierce encountering both concurred With grisly looks and faces like their fates. J. Hughes.
  2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect.
    When outward causes concur. Jer. Colier.
  3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.
    Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion. Fox.
    Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker. Makaulay.
    This concurs directly with the letter. Shak.
  4. To assent; to consent. Obs. Milton. Syn. -- To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve; acquiesce; assent.

Webster 1913