Concurrent Meaning
/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHappening at the same time; simultaneous.
adjBelonging to the same period; contemporary.
Sentence Examples
Are increases in life expectancy accompanied by a concurrent postponement of disability and functional limitations?
the concurrent jurisdiction of courts
The prisoner served three concurrent sentences for his crimes.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two engineers worked on ____ projects that started at the same time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There were several ____ events happening at the same time.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"concurrent echo"
— 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
"Such are the changes which science recognizes in the wire itself, as concurrent with the visual changes taking place in the eye."
— 1865, John Tyndall, “On Radiation”, in Fragments of Science for Unscientific People, pages 171–2:
"In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services."
— 1958 August 26, T. S. Lascelles, “Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 523:
"I join with these laws the personal presence of the king's son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation."
— 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:
"the concurrent testimony of antiquity"
— 1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two engineers worked on ____ projects that started at the same time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There were several ____ events happening at the same time.