concur

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·cur /kənˈkɜː $ -ˈkɜːr/ verb (concurred, concurring) [intransitive] formal 1 AGREEto agree with someone or have the same opinion as them 〔与某人〕意见一致，同意concur with The committee largely concurred with these views. 委员会大致上同意这些观点。► see thesaurus at agree2 TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEto happen at the same time 同时发生 SYN coincideconcur to do something Everything concurred to produce the desired effect. 所有的事同时发生，产生了预期的效果。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

concur• "My opinion exactly", he concurred.• Only nine of the 12 jurors had to concur.• Working only from photographs, I can only concur.• The principal findings of the Implications Team, concurred in by the 350 members of the plenary, were twofold.• "I think this was a sound decision, " concurred Prof. Barbara Stevens.• I therefore concur with both the judgments that have been delivered.• He resigned three years later, because he did not concur with the division of the country into separate republics.concur with• The board members concurred with a recommendation by the district Superintendent.Origin concur (1300-1400) Latin concurrere, from com- ( → COM-) + currere “to run”

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concur
con‧cur /kənˈkɜː $ -ˈkɜːr/

verb (past tense and past participle concurred, present participle concurring) [intransitive] formal

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: concurrere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + currere 'to run'

1. to agree with someone or have the same opinion as them
concur with

The committee largely concurred with these views.
2. to happen at the same time
   SYN coincide
    concur to do something

Everything concurred to produce the desired effect.

THESAURUS

■ to have the same opinion
   ▪ agree to have the same opinion as someone, or to think that a statement is correct: I totally agree with what you’ve just said. | I completely agree with Chomsky when he says that humans are born with a special ability to learn language. | Most experts agree that dieting needs to be accompanied by regular exercise.
   ▪ be in agreement formal if people are in agreement, they agree with each other, especially after discussing something: The brothers are in agreement over the future of their company. | The world’s scientists are in agreement that global warming is a problem that needs to be addressed.
   ▪ share sb’s view/be of the same opinion formal to have the same opinion as someone, especially about an important issue: A lot of people share his view that tourism will have a negative impact on the island. | Professor Dawkins is of the same opinion as Dr Jones. | They share the view that nuclear energy can play an important role in meeting global demands for energy. | All three specialists were of the same opinion about the cause of her illness.
   ▪ concur /kənˈkɜː $ -ˈkɜːr/ formal to agree with someone or about something – a very formal word which is used especially in official contexts: The committee concurred with this view. | She asked her colleague, and she concurred. | Was it his aggression which set him apart from his rivals? ‘Possibly,’ he concurred. | As most biblical scholars concur, the letter could not have been written by any contemporary of Jesus.
   ▪ see eye to eye [not in progressive] to agree with someone about something – used especially in negative sentences: We don’t always see eye to eye, but we do respect each other’s opinions.
   ▪ agree up to a point to partly agree with someone: I agree with you up to a point, but surely the situation is more complex than that?

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