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concurrent
[kuhn-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-]
adjective
occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side.
concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
acting in conjunction; cooperating.
the concurrent efforts of several legislators to pass the new law.
having equal authority or jurisdiction.
two concurrent courts of law.
accordant or agreeing.
concurrent testimony by three witnesses.
tending to or intersecting at the same point.
four concurrent lines.
noun
something joint or contributory.
Archaic.a rival or competitor.
concurrent
/ əˈʌəԳ /
adjective
taking place at the same time or in the same location
cooperating
meeting at, approaching, or having a common point
concurrent lines
having equal authority or jurisdiction
in accordance or agreement; harmonious
noun
something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause
Other Word Forms
- concurrently adverb
- preconcurrent adjective
- unconcurrent adjective
- DzˈܰԳٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of concurrent1
Example Sentences
“The Olympics and the Paralympics are truly becoming this concurrent and congruent movement which reflects the times that we’re in,” Hill said.
“While still low numbers, this is a significant rise,” the WHO said, adding that there was a “concurrent increase in cases and hospitalizations in some countries where NB.1.8.1 is widespread.”
Because of that, drawing flourished as a wholly independent medium in the 1970s, thanks to the concurrent rise of idea-intensive Conceptual art.
But the concurrent events this year are especially concerning to officials.
There is no concurrent rise, he noted, in the number of cases of severe autism.
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