English Reference
Verb

concur

v.
C1 Advanced US /kənˈkɝ/ UK /kənkˈɜː/ con·cur UK spelling concurred, concurring, concurs

v.to agree with someone or something. You use this when you share the same opinion as another person.

v.to agree with a statement, opinion, or finding. Often used in formal or academic contexts to indicate that multiple parties share the same conclusion.


SIMPLE

I concur with your decision.

CONTEXTUAL

The board of directors met today and decided to concur with the committee's recommendation to expand.

COMPLEX

While the lead researcher initially faced skepticism, several independent studies now concur that the original hypothesis was correct, leading to a significant shift in the field.

Usage

The verb is intransitive and typically takes the preposition 'with'.

Pitfall
I concur you on thisI concur with you on this

Concur is intransitive and requires the preposition 'with' before the person or opinion being agreed with.

I ask whether he concurs with the poet Czesław Miłosz, who said: “When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.” Almodóvar offers a minor tweak: “Not finished.

The Guardian· 21 Aug 2026

What doesn’t work is investing in a long-term game product, and expecting profits on a yearly basis.” Barrett concurs.

The Guardian· 1 Sept 2026

Borrowed from Latin concurro (“to run together, agree”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Origin Latin concurro
Level C1 · Advanced
Frequency Occasional
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