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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Concur \Con*cur"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Concurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concurring}.] [L. concurrere to run together, agree; con- + currere to run. See {Current}.]
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.] --Milton.
Syn: To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve; acquiesce; assent.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Concurring \Con*cur"ring\, adjective 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
concurring See {concur}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
concurring
adjective: being of the same opinion [syn: {concordant}, {concurring(a)}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
concur
verb
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}]
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