concur

verb

con·​cur kən-ˈkər 

kän-

concurred; concurring

intransitive verb

1

a(1)

: to agree with someone or something

concur with a decision

"I think more time is needed." "I concur."

(2)

: to join in the decision of an appellate court

Four of the justices concurred in the judgment of the Court.

(3)

: to agree with the action of another house of a legislature

The Senate concurred with minor changes the House made to Senate Bill 1 …

—Mike Tony

b

: approve

… there had been … no time in his public life when he was not willing to concur in the abolition of the slave trade …

—The American Whig Review

2

: to act together to a common end or single effect

Beautiful paintings and other costly works of art … concurred to add to the importance and beauty of the place.

—Charles Morris

3

: to happen together : coincide

… the outburst of intellectual vigour and activity which concurred with the Reformation and the introduction of printing …

—Fitzedward Hall

4

obsolete : to come together : meet

Synonyms of concur

• agree
• coincide

Choose the Right Synonym for concur

agree, concur, coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion.

agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences.

on some points we all can agree

concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.

if my wife concurs, it's a deal

coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement.

their wishes coincide exactly with my desire

Examples of concur in a Sentence

In Washington, Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank, concurs that only a multinational solution can really work. —Peter Gumbel, Time, 20 Oct. 2008

"I'm fine for money, Dmitri," he responded casually. "My needs are very simple." "Yes," the Soviet concurred, a tinge of mystery in his voice, "you seem to lack for nothing … " —Erich Segal, The Class, (1985) 1986

For New York, to Mrs. Archer's mind, never changed without changing for the worse; and in this view Miss Sophy Jackson heartily concurred. —Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, 1920

We concur that more money should be spent on education.

“I think more time is needed.” “I concur.”

Recent Examples on the Web

Conservative Justices Thomas and Samuel Alito concurred with the decision at the time. —Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025

Multiple other former Treasury sanctions experts with whom the Herald shared its findings concurred. —Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Andrew Bean, a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute and another lead author of the study, concurred that even reputable benchmarks are too often blindly trusted and deserve more scrutiny. —Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

The rest of the judges concurred. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English concurren "to operate in concert, agree," borrowed from Latin concurrere "to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement," from con- con- + currere "to run, flow" — more at current entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for concur

• chauffeur
• cockspur
• confer
• defer
• demur
• deter
• hotspur
• incur
• infer
• inter
• jagir
• larkspur

Kids Definition

concur

verb

con·​cur kən-ˈkər 

kän-

concurred; concurring

1

: to act together : combine

several events concurred to mark the occasion as special

2

: to be in agreement : accord

concur with an opinion

3

: to happen together : coincide

Legal Definition

concur

intransitive verb

con·​cur kən-ˈkər 

concurred; concurring

1

: to happen at the same time

2

: to express agreement

he shall have power…to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur

—U.S. Constitution art. II

specifically : to join in an appellate decision compare dissent

Note: A judge or justice may concur with the decision of the court but not agree with the reasons set forth in the opinion. Often a separate opinion is written in such a case.