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concur Definition

con·cur (kən kʉr′)

intransitive verb -·curred′, -·cur′·ring

  1. to occur at the same time; happen together; coincide
  2. to combine in having an effect; act together several events concurred to bring about this result
  3. to agree (with); be in accord (in an opinion, etc.)

Etymology: ME concurren < L concurrere, to run together < com-, together + currere, to run: see current

concur Synonyms

concur

v.

accord, agree, coincide, be in harmony; see agree, approve 1, equal. See syn. study at consent.

concur Law Definition

v

  1. To agree, approve, or consent to, especially regarding an action or opinion.
  2. Regarding a decision of a court or court panel that has more than one judge, to agree with the opinion of another judge, but not necessarily for all the same reasons or for a different reason altogether. See also dissent.

concur Usage Examples

Object

  • judgment: Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Hutton, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe and Lord Manse gave concurring judgments.
  • opinion: Lord Bingham delivered a concurring opinion and Lord Nicholls, Lord Rodger and Lord Walker agreed with both.
  • testimony: What will the House think when, by the concurring testimony of other witnesses, the true history is laid open?

Preposition: with

  • sentiment: The Chairman of the Council concurred with these sentiments.
  • remark: The Chairperson said he could concur with these remarks.
  • finding: Some of these concur with the findings some do not.
  • conclusion: We are in broad agreement with the recommendations and are happy to concur with the conclusions on the key issues as identified.
  • speaker: I concur with the speaker that it is a great time to be an information professional.
  • opinion: I enjoyed both talks although I'd concur with the other opinions about the pub afterward.

Modifying Another Word

  • wholeheartedly: Friend was saying about the policy of the SNP, I wholeheartedly concur.
  • heartily: We heartily concur with these " four points " which are endorsed by the Green Paper launched by David Blunkett.
  • unanimously: The twenty authors of this book concur unanimously on the first part of the answer: We must be engaged.
  • broadly: Thin section fabric studies concur broadly with Talbot et al.
  • readily: These are fine words with which we may readily concur.
  • entirely: The Prime Minister: I concur entirely with what the right hon.

Preposition: in

  • opinion: All concur in opinion that he was a meek, charitable, and pious bishop.
  • view: I have also consulted some sagacious and experienced observers, and, after deliberation, they concur in this view.
  • decision: My wife concurred in this decision, and it was accepted by the bulk of the members.
  • verdict: I may add that I entirely concur in the verdict, which the jury pronounced " .
  • mark: Decisions of Boards of Examiners 9.18 The internal and External Examiners must concur in the mark and grade to be awarded to each student.