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Con·cur v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concurred p. pr. & vb. n. Concurring.]
1. To run together; to meet. [Obs.]
Anon they fierce encountering both concurred
With grisly looks and faces like their fates. --J. Hughes.
2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect.
When outward causes concur. --Jer. Colier.
3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.
Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion. --Fox.
Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker. --Makaulay.
This concurs directly with the letter. --Shak.
4. To assent; to consent. [Obs.]
Syn: -- To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve; acquiesce; assent.
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Con·cur·ring a. Agreeing.
Concurring figure Geom., one which, being laid on another, exactly meets every part of it, or one which corresponds with another in all its parts.
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concurring
adj : being of the same opinion [syn: concordant, concurring(a)]
concur
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers
concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concord]
[ant: disagree]
2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: coincide]
[also: concurring, concurred]