concur
gb/kəŋkˈɚ/ us/kəŋkˈɚ/
C1
Engleză
~ 8600
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
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.
Tipar de utilizare:
to concur with [someone/something]; to concur that [clause]
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
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.)
Colocații
concur with the view
|concur with the findings
|concur with the decision
|many experts concur
|I concur that
|generally concur
Teme
communication
|opinion
|work
|business
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Verb
formal
C2
event
2
to occur at the same time
To happen at the same time as another event.
Tipar de utilizare:
to concur with [event/trend]; to concur in [time period]
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
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.)
Colocații
concur with an increase
|concur with a rise in
|economic and social changes concurred
|events that concurred
|trends that concur
|concur in time
Teme
time
|events
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
concur
IPA
GB/kəŋkˈɚ/
US/kəŋkˈɚ/
Silabe și accent
con - cur (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: concur
- 3rd Person Singular: concurs
- Present Participle: concurring
- Past: concurred
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
concurs
verb
concurring
verb
concurred
verb
Core family
concurrence
noun C1
Related words
concurrent
adjective B2
concurrently
adverb
Aspecte importante
- Irregular present participle: concurring Verb
- Irregular past: concurred Verb
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- “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.”