concur
gb/kəŋkˈɚ/ us/kəŋkˈɚ/
C1
Inglés
~ 8600
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
formal
C1
action
1
to agree with someone or something
To say that you have the same opinion as someone else, especially in a formal situation.
Patrón de uso:
to concur with [someone/something]; to concur that [clause]
Error frecuente:
Learners often confuse "concur" with "occur" because they look similar; however, "concur" means "to agree," while "occur" means "to happen." Another common mistake is using the preposition *to* ("concur to"), which is incorrect; the usual patterns are "concur with [someone/something]" or "concur that [clause]." Learners also sometimes use it in very casual speech where "agree" is more natural, making their English sound too stiff.
Sinónimos
agree (More common and neutral; used in all types of speech, not only formal contexts.)
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endorse (Suggests active support or approval, often in official or public contexts.)
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align with (Emphasizes that someone’s opinion or position matches another’s, often in business or politics.)
Antónimos
disagree (Direct opposite; to have or express a different opinion.)
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oppose (Stronger than simply disagree; suggests active resistance to an idea or decision.)
Colocaciones
concur with the view
|concur with the findings
|concur with the decision
|many experts concur
|I concur that
|generally concur
Temas
communication
|opinion
|work
|business
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- All members of the committee concurred with the recommendation to delay the project.
- Most analysts concur that the company will need to cut costs next year.
- I concur with your assessment that the plan is too risky.
- Several studies concur in showing that regular exercise improves mental health.
- The judge concurred that the new evidence should be admitted.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I concur with you on this point.
- Most teachers concur that reading every day helps students.
- The two doctors concur that the patient needs more tests.
- Our managers concur with the idea to work from home twice a week.
- The experts concur that the climate is changing.
Verbo
formal
C2
event
2
to occur at the same time
To happen at the same time as another event.
Patrón de uso:
to concur with [event/trend]; to concur in [time period]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes assume this sense also means "agree," but here "concur" is about time, not opinion. In this meaning, it usually does **not** take a clause with "that"; instead it links events ("X concurred with Y"), so sentences like *"The meeting concurred that we should leave"* are wrong for this sense and actually use the "agree" sense.
Sinónimos
coincide (The most direct equivalent; slightly more common than "concur" in this temporal sense.)
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overlap (Suggests that things happen during some of the same period, not necessarily exactly at the same time.)
Antónimos
diverge (Emphasizes moving apart in time or development instead of happening together.)
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alternate (Implies taking turns in sequence rather than occurring simultaneously.)
Colocaciones
concur with an increase
|concur with a rise in
|economic and social changes concurred
|events that concurred
|trends that concur
|concur in time
Temas
time
|events
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The drop in customer satisfaction concurred with a period of rapid expansion.
- Several security failures concurred on the day of the outage.
- The festival concurs with the start of the summer holiday season.
- A sharp rise in prices concurred with increased demand for housing.
- These legal reforms concurred with major political changes in the country.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The music show concurs with the city’s food festival.
- A big storm concurred with our travel plans.
- The company’s growth concurred with a strong economy.
- Two important meetings concurred, so I had to choose one.
- Her visit concurred with my birthday.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
concur
AFI
GB/kəŋkˈɚ/
US/kəŋkˈɚ/
Sílabas y acento
con - cur (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: concur
- 3rd Person Singular: concurs
- Present Participle: concurring
- Past: concurred
Familia de palabras
Forms
concurs
verb
concurring
verb
concurred
verb
Core family
concurrence
noun C1
Related words
concurrent
adjective B2
concurrently
adverb
Aspectos destacados
- Irregular present participle: concurring Verb
- Irregular past: concurred Verb
Expresiones
I concur
1/ˈaɪ kəŋkˈɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
formal way to say "I agree"
A formal way to say "I agree" with what someone has just said.
Ejemplos
- “We should postpone the launch until next month.” “I concur.”
- “This solution seems fair to everyone involved.” “I concur; let’s move forward with it.
- Several board members spoke in favor of the proposal, and the chair simply replied, “I concur.”