concur
verb/kənˈkɜː(r)/
/kənˈkɜːr/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they concur | /kənˈkɜː(r)/ /kənˈkɜːr/ |
| he / she / it concurs | /kənˈkɜːz/ /kənˈkɜːrz/ |
| past simple concurred | /kənˈkɜːd/ /kənˈkɜːrd/ |
| past participle concurred | /kənˈkɜːd/ /kənˈkɜːrd/ |
| -ing form concurring | /kənˈkɜːrɪŋ/ /kənˈkɜːrɪŋ/ |
- to agree
- concur (with somebody) (in something) Historians have concurred with each other in this view.
- concur with something The coroner concurred with this assessment.
- concur that… Most commentators concur that the contraction in the economy was unexpected.
- + speech ‘Very well,’ he concurred.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- I strongly concur with that idea.
- Historians have concurred in this view.
- I therefore concur with the decision of the other judges.
- The committee unanimously concurred that reform was needed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- entirely
- fully
- …
- in
- with
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the senses ‘collide’ and ‘act in combination’): from Latin concurrere ‘run together, assemble in crowds’, from con- ‘together with’ + currere ‘to run’.Want to learn more?
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