CONCUR

concur, coincide

(verb) happen simultaneously; “The two events coincided”

agree, hold, concur, concord

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

concur (third-person singular simple present concurs, present participle concurring, simple past and past participle concurred)

To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.

To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.

(obsolete) To run together; to meet.

(rare) To converge.

Synonyms

• (to unite or agree): accord, agree, coexist; See also agree

• (to meet in the same point): cooperate, unite

• (to run together): assemble, congregate, crowd, flock

• (to converge)

Antonyms

• (to unite or agree): disagree, dissent

• (to meet in the same point)

• (to run together): disperse, disassemble

• (to converge): diverge

Source: Wiktionary


Con*cur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concurred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Concurring.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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