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con·cur

(kən-kûr′)

v. con·curred, con·cur·ring, con·curs

v.intr.

1. To be of the same opinion; agree: concurred on the issue of preventing crime. See Synonyms at assent.

2. To combine in bringing something about; act together: factors that concurred to prevent a meeting of the leaders.

3. To occur at the same time; coincide: icy sleet that concurred with a forceful wind.

4. Obsolete To converge; meet.

v.tr.

To grant or concede: "French surgeons ... could only concur that it was a mortal wound" (Susan Dunn).

[Middle English concurren, from Latin concurrere, to meet, coincide : com-, com- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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concur

(kənˈkɜː)

vb (intr) , -curs, -curring or -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]

conˈcurringly adv

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con•cur

(kənˈkɜr)

v.i. -curred, -cur•ring.

1. to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with that statement?

2. to cooperate; work or act together: Both parties concurred in urging passage of the bill.

3. to coincide; occur at the same time.

4. Obs. to converge.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin concurrere to meet, be in agreement <con- con- + currere to run; compare concourse, current]

concur

Past participle: concurred
Gerund: concurring

Imperative
concur
concur

Present
I concur
you concur
he/she/it concurs
we concur
you concur
they concur

Preterite
I concurred
you concurred
he/she/it concurred
we concurred
you concurred
they concurred

Present Continuous
I am concurring
you are concurring
he/she/it is concurring
we are concurring
you are concurring
they are concurring

Present Perfect
I have concurred
you have concurred
he/she/it has concurred
we have concurred
you have concurred
they have concurred

Past Continuous
I was concurring
you were concurring
he/she/it was concurring
we were concurring
you were concurring
they were concurring

Past Perfect
I had concurred
you had concurred
he/she/it had concurred
we had concurred
you had concurred
they had concurred

Future
I will concur
you will concur
he/she/it will concur
we will concur
you will concur
they will concur

Future Perfect
I will have concurred
you will have concurred
he/she/it will have concurred
we will have concurred
you will have concurred
they will have concurred

Future Continuous
I will be concurring
you will be concurring
he/she/it will be concurring
we will be concurring
you will be concurring
they will be concurring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been concurring
you have been concurring
he/she/it has been concurring
we have been concurring
you have been concurring
they have been concurring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been concurring
you will have been concurring
he/she/it will have been concurring
we will have been concurring
you will have been concurring
they will have been concurring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been concurring
you had been concurring
he/she/it had been concurring
we had been concurring
you had been concurring
they had been concurring

Conditional
I would concur
you would concur
he/she/it would concur
we would concur
you would concur
they would concur

Past Conditional
I would have concurred
you would have concurred
he/she/it would have concurred
we would have concurred
you would have concurred
they would have concurred

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Verb	1.	concur - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" agree, concord, hold settle - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" see eye to eye - be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question" concede, grant, yield - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" subscribe, support - adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" resolve, conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" agree - achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
	2.	concur - happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" coincide hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

concur

verb agree, accord, approve, assent, accede, acquiesce Four other judges concurred with his verdict.

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concur

verb

1. To come to an understanding or to terms:

accord, agree, coincide, get together, harmonize.

2. To occur at the same time:

coincide, synchronize.

Translations

يُوافِق، يَتَّفِق مَع

sbíhat seshodovat se

tilslutte sig

billigen übereinstimmen zusammentreffen

συμπίπτω

acordar estar de acuerdo reunir

vera sammála

concorrere consentire contribuire convenire

sutampantistuo pačiu metu

piekristsagadī- tiessakrist

inntreffe samtidig

hålla medinstämma

aynı fikirde olmakuyuşmak

同意同时发生

concur

[kənˈkɜːʳ] VI

1. (= agree) → estar de acuerdo (with con)

2. (= happen at the same time) → concurrir

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concur

[kənˈkɜː^r] vi

(= agree) [people] → être d'accord
to concur with sb → être d'accord avec qn
to concur in sth → s'entendre sur qch

(= happen together) → coïncider

concur

(= agree) → übereinstimmen; (with a suggestion etc) → beipflichten (→ with +dat); (Math) → zusammenlaufen; John and I concurred → John und ich waren einer Meinung; I concur with that → ich pflichte dem bei

(= happen together) → zusammentreffen, auf einmal eintreten

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concur

[kənˈkɜːʳ] vi (frm)

a. (agree) to concur (with) (opinions) → coincidere (con), concordare (con); (person) → essere d'accordo (con)

b. (happen at the same time) → coincidere

concur

(kənˈkəː) – past tense past participle conˈcurred – verb

to agree; to come together, or coincide.

conˈcurrence (-ˈka-) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) noun

concurrent (kənˈkarənt) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) adjective

conˈcurrently adverb

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Let us further suppose that their country should concur, both in this favorable opinion of their merits, and in their unfavorable opinion of the convention; and should accordingly proceed to form them into a second convention, with full powers, and for the express purpose of revising and remoulding the work of the first.

A fourth concurs in the absolute necessity of a bill of rights, but contends that it ought to be declaratory, not of the personal rights of individuals, but of the rights reserved to the States in their political capacity.

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But if persons of quality and judgment concur, then it is (as the Scripture saith) nomen bonum instar unguenti fragrantis.

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Nor do I doubt, while I make their interest the great rule of my writings, they will unanimously concur in supporting my dignity, and in rendering me all the honour I shall deserve or desire.

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Having carefully considered the subject of the above discourses, and wondering within myself whether the present times were propitious to a new prince, and whether there were elements that would give an opportunity to a wise and virtuous one to introduce a new order of things which would do honour to him and good to the people of this country, it appears to me that so many things concur to favour a new prince that I never knew a time more fit than the present.

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All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

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Expediency therefore concurs with Nature in stamping the seal of its approval upon Regularity of conformation: nor has the Law been backward in seconding their efforts.

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Reason indeed concurs with experience in showing that all the attention which the legislator pays to the business of war, and all other rules which he lays down, should have for their object rest and peace; since most of those states (which we usually see) are preserved by war; but, after they have acquired a supreme power over those around them, are ruined; for during peace, like a sword, they lose their brightness: the fault of which lies in the legislator, who never taught them how to be at rest.

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Giving your agency greater oversight and control over its spending, Concur Expense captures your spending wherever--and whenever--it happens.

SAP Concur

SC96851 28 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Fischer, C.J., Wilson, Russell and Powell, JJ., concur; Draper, J., concurs in separate opinion filed; Breckenridge, J., concurs in opinion of Draper, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Iron County, Head, J.