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