concurred
Use Concurred in a sentence
verb (used without object), con·curred, con·cur·ring.
1.
to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?
2.
to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated: Members of both parties concurred.
3.
to coincide; occur at the same time: His graduation concurred with his birthday.
4.
Obsolete. to run or come together; converge.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin concurrere to run together, meet, be in agreement, equivalent to con- con- + currere to run; cf. concourse, current
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin concurrere to run together, meet, be in agreement, equivalent to con- con- + currere to run; cf. concourse, current
Related forms
con·cur·ring·ly, adverb
pre·con·cur, verb (used without object), pre·con·curred, pre·con·cur·ring.
un·con·curred, adjective
un·con·cur·ring, adjective
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| —vb , -curs, -curring, -curred | |
| 1. | to agree; be of the same mind; be in accord |
| 2. | to combine, act together, or cooperate |
| 3. | to occur simultaneously; coincide |
| 4. | rare to converge |
| [C15: from Latin concurrere to run together, from currere to run] | |
| con'curringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Example sentences
They concurred that it was safe for me to drive the car back to the house.
After examining the patient, the doctors concurred that it was not possible to remove the bullet.
It is full of good information, things that my doctor has concurred with.
Other experts concurred, saying the results were far from conclusive.
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