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CONCUR

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(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: concurred    , concurring   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Happen simultaneously

Example:

The two events coincided

Synonyms:

coincide; concur

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concur" is one way to...):

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

concurrence (the temporal property of two things happening at the same time)

concurrent (occurring or operating at the same time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be in accord; be in agreement

Example:

Both philosophers concord on this point

Synonyms:

agree; concord; concur; hold

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Verb group:

agree (achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "concur"):

settle (end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement)

conciliate; make up; patch up; reconcile; settle (come to terms)

see eye to eye (be in agreement)

concede; grant; yield (be willing to concede)

subscribe; support (adopt as a belief)

conclude; resolve (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)

arrange; fix up (make arrangements for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue concur

Sam wants to concur with Sue

Derivation:

concurrence (agreement of results or opinions)

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