English Dictionary: concurring | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Concur \Con*cur"\, v. i. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Concurring \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. |