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concur

to agree with an opinion or statement, or to happen simultaneously

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Where does the word "concur" come from? It comes from Latin concurrere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

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Where does the word "concur" come from? It comes from Latin concurrere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Concur’s story begins in Latin: concurrere meant “to run together.” To run together, from com- (together) and currere (to run). It reached English by 1400s as concur. Settled as the English word for agreeing with an opinion or happening together. Today, concur means to agree with an opinion or statement, or to happen simultaneously.

  1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient concurrere "to run together", to run together, from com- (together) and currere (to run).
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s concur "to agree with an opinion, or to happen together", settled as the English word for agreeing with an opinion or happening together.

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