Concurring

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Sharing the same opinion or decision as others while also occurring at the same time or in conjunction with another event
2. Expressing agreement with others' opinions or decisions ; occurring together or at the same time as another event or action
3. Holding the same viewpoint as someone else ; existing or taking place concurrently with another event

Etymology: "Concurring" is the present participle of "concur," borrowed from Latin "concurro," which literally meant "to run together." The Latin verb combines "con-," meaning "together," with "currere," "to run," the same root that gives English "current" and "courier." Running in the same direction, two streams or two crowds converging, gave the Latin word its sense of things coming together at one point. From that physical image came the abstract idea of minds or actions meeting in agreement. Latin "concurrere" could describe two opinions or interests coinciding, and English took up that figurative sense, so the modern meaning of agreeing with others grew out of the picture of paths meeting. The second sense, of events happening at the same time, follows the same logic: two things arriving at one moment, like two currents joining.

Synonyms: agreeing, consenting, accepting, INVALID, INVALID

Antonyms: disagreeing, dissenting, rejecting, INVALID, INVALID