What is "concurring"

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.

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.

1590s, from present participle of concur. Concurring opinion is recorded from 1720.

vb. (present participle of concur English)

See concur

adj. being of the same opinion [syn: concordant, concurring(a)]

1. v. 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]

3. [also: concurring, concurred]