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👍 To agree ⏰ To happen together
to concur

to concur

1 6.8
To happen at the same time as another event
  • verb
  • /kənˈkɜr/
translation icon : coincidir
  • When examining the accuracy of those participants with and without instrumental or piano experience, the results of this study concur with previous investigations (Demorest, 1998; Demorest & May, 1995; Henry & Demorest, 1994; Killian & Henry, 2005; Tucker, 1969).

Examples

  • These results concur sufficiently with those published.

    Academic text (1993)

  • X-ray studies concur; there is no systemic disease.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • This concurs with past research, which has found that girls are more likely to use approach coping while boys are more likely to rely on avoidant coping styles (Phelps & Jarvis, 1994).

    Academic text (2005)

  • The two events will concur next Saturday, making it a busy day for the organizers.

  • If the timelines for the project and the meeting concur, we can finalize the details sooner.

  • The scientists found that their research results concur, confirming their original hypotheses.

Synonyms

to agree
vsto concur
255 1.0

Be the same as another thing or match it

relates to temporal coincidence, not general consistency or agreement
to coincide
vsto concur
80 4.4

Happen at the same time as something else or be the same as it

focuses only on events happening at the same time, not matching nature
to cooccur
vsto concur
7.2

To happen at the same time as something else

is the general term for events occurring simultaneously
to co-occur
vsto concur
6.3

To happen at the same time as something else

refers broadly to events occurring at the same time
to cooccur with
vsto concur
6.3

Happen or appear at the same time as another thing, often about words in text

applies more widely to events coinciding beyond language examples

Antonyms

to stagger
12 4.2

Arrange things so they are spaced out in place or time

How Simultaneous

to synchronize
  • US
49 4.7
to concur
1 6.8
overlap
30 3.9

Surface Forms

concur infinitive
concurred past
concurred past participle
concurrent present participle
concurs third person singular

Morphology

concur = cur (opaque) = con + cur

Historically 'con-' + a root meaning 'run' gives 'run together' → 'happen at the same time', but the root is not a familiar standalone English word, so the connection is not transparent to learners.

Etymology

Concur comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and currere 'to run', so it literally means 'to run together'. That's why we can say events concur when they 'run together' in time and therefore 'happen at the same time'.