concurrent

[ kuh n-kur-uh nt, -kuhr- ]

/ kənˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /

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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.

Origin of concurrent

1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin concurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere to run together; see concur); see con-, current

OTHER WORDS FROM concurrent

con·cur·rent·ly, adverb pre·con·cur·rent, adjective pre·con·cur·rent·ly, adverb un·con·cur·rent, adjective

un·con·cur·rent·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for concurrently

Concurrently with this I try hard to cultivate in him a certain distaste for the dear old home.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 7, 1920 |Various
It should be noted that the material in this work had no direct influence upon the concurrently written grammar.

Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language |Diego Collado
This is concurrently proven by two considerations, equally fundamental, although quite distinct in their nature.

The philosophy of mathematics |Auguste Comte
The metal to be refined passing into solution is concurrently deposited at the cathode.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 |Various

Concurrently with us, the old 43rd Illinois on the right joined in the serenade.

The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 |Leander Stillwell

British Dictionary definitions for concurrently

concurrent

/ (kənˈkʌrənt) /

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

Derived forms of concurrent

concurrently, adverb

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