concur
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Several other Milwaukee officers who worked in the homicide and property divisions during that time concurred. — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A killer left DNA evidence behind. But Milwaukee police destroyed it.," 22 June 2018 Judging by his performance from the opening tip of Game 2, James concurred. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Pacers Earn the Wrath of a Resolute LeBron James," 18 Apr. 2018 However, the full committee has now concurred and released the official, unclassified summary of its initial findings. — Erin Kelly, USA TODAY, "Senate panel says Russia intervened in 2016 election to help Donald Trump, undercut Hillary Clinton," 3 July 2018 Karen Campos said the kids were happy and their eyes, looking at the generous amount of food put in front of their small faces, concurred. — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pizza and chicken wings for the homeless of Escondido," 15 June 2018 Last month British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson concurred. — Hilary Mcgann, CNN, "Russia 2018: LGBT members face 'significant risk' at World Cup, UK Foreign Office warns," 8 June 2018 Shaw concurred that the plaintiff, who had the burden of proof, had failed to show that Baker didn't live in the home before the deadline. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "Candidate allowed to stay on ballot in hotly contested West End race for Kentucky House," 23 Apr. 2018 Kavanaugh concurred with the majority opinion as the court sided with the FDA. — Lev Facher, STAT, "Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for court, has left trail of opinions on health care and pharma issues," 10 July 2018 Several specialists concurred after neurological tests. — Washington Post, "Mother: Girl at center of debate over brain death dies," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'concur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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concur
verb
English Language Learners Definition of concur
: to agree with someone or something
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concur
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Kids Definition of concur
1 : to act or happen together … those measures of life, which nature and Providence concurred to present me with … —Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
2 : to be in agreement (as in action or opinion) : accord The two judges concurred.
concur
intransitive verb
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Legal Definition of concur
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.
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