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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·cur (con·curred ; con·cur·ring) ETYMOLOGY Middle English concurren, from Latin concurrere,from com- + currere to run — more at car DATE 15th century 1. to act together to a common end or single effect 2. a. approve concur in a statement b. to express agreement concur with an opinion 3. obsolete : to come together : meet 4. to happen together : coincide Synonyms: see agree English Etymology concur 1410, from L. concurrere "to run together," from com- "together" + currere "to run" (see current). Originally "collide, clash in hostility;" sense of "to coincide, happen at the same time" is 1596; that of "to agree in opinion" is 1590. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 concur con·cur / kEn5kE:(r) / verb(-rr-) ~ (with sb) (in sth) | ~ (with sth) (formal) to agree 同意；赞同: ▪ [V] Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。 The coroner concurred with this assessment. 验尸官同意这个鉴定。 ▪ [also V that , V speech] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English concur verb ADV. strongly I strongly concur with that idea. | entirely, fully PREP. in, with Historians have concurred with each other in this view. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: UNITE 2, band, coadjute, combine, conjoin, cooperate, league Related Words: accord, agree, harmonize, jibe 2 Synonyms: AGREE 3, coincide, concert, concord, harmonize Related Words: accede, acquiesce, assent, consent Antonyms: contend; altercate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·cur \kənˈkər, kän-, +V -ər.; -ˈkə̄, +V -ˈkər. also -ˈkə̄r\ intransitive verb (concurred ; concurred ; concurring ; concurs) Etymology: Middle English concurren, from Latin concurrere, from com- + currere to run — more at current 1. obsolete : to come or flow together especially with force or violence : reach a common point or situation : converge , meet 2. : to happen together : coincide < leisure and opportunity do not always concur > 3. : to act together to a common end or to produce a single effect < rival political parties concur in this action > < physical and moral causes had concurred to prevent civilization from spreading to that region — T.B.Macaulay > 4. archaic : to correspond especially in quality or character < this concurs directly with the letter — Shakespeare > 5. a. : approve — usually followed by in < do you concur in his statement — J.G.Cozzens > b. : agree < concur with an opinion > 6. : to join with other claimants in asserting claim against the estate of an insolvent 7. : to fall on successive days so that celebration of one begins before that of the other ends — used especially of Christian festivals; compare occur Synonyms: see agree , unite |
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