adj
Meaning 1
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
concurrent
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kəŋˈkʌɹənt/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɒŋˈkʌɹənt/
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/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/ without the hurry–furry merger
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/kəŋˈkɝɹənt/ hurry–furry merger
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Australian, New-Zealand: /kəŋˈkɐɹənt/
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adj
Meaning 2
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
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adj
Meaning 3
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
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adj
Meaning 4
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the concurrent jurisdiction of courts
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adj
Meaning 5
Meeting in one point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 6
Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
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adj
Meaning 7
Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sequential
noun
Meaning 8
One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
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noun
Meaning 9
One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
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noun
Meaning 10
One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
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noun
Meaning 11
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 12
occurring or operating at the same time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a series of coincident events
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coincident, coincidental, coinciding, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: едновременен (ednovremenen) — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Catalan: concurrent — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Czech: souběžný — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Dutch: tegelijk — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Dutch: tegelijkertijd — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Dutch: simultaan — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Finnish: samanaikainen — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- French: concomitant — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- French: simultané — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Galician: simultáneo — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- German: gleichzeitig — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Hebrew: מַקְבִּיל (makbíl) — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Italian: concomitante — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Italian: concorrente — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Italian: simultaneo — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Māori: tautokorua — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Māori: tukutahi — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Māori: ngātatahi — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Māori: ngātahi — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Polish: jednoczesny — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Polish: równoczesny — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Portuguese: concomitante — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Portuguese: simultâneo — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Russian: одновреме́нный (odnovreménnyj) — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Russian: паралле́льный (parallélʹnyj) — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Serbo-Croatian: simultano — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Serbo-Croatian: istovremeno — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Serbo-Croatian: istodobno — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Spanish: simultáneo — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Spanish: concurrente — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Turkish: aynı zamanda — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Turkish: eş zamanlı — happening at the same time; simultaneous
- Bulgarian: съвпадащ (sǎvpadašt) — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Catalan: concurrent — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Dutch: hedendaags — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Esperanto: samtempulo — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Finnish: senaikainen — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Finnish: aikalainen — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- French: contemporain — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Galician: contemporáneo — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- German: zeitgenössisch — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Hebrew: מַקְבִּיל (makbíl) — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Italian: coetaneo — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Italian: contemporaneo — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Occitan: contemporanèu — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Polish: ówczesny — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Portuguese: corrente — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Portuguese: contemporâneo — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Russian: совреме́нный (sovreménnyj) — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Russian: совпада́ющий (sovpadájuščij) — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Serbo-Croatian: suvremeno — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Spanish: contemporáneo — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Turkish: çağdaş — belonging to the same period; contemporary
- Catalan: concurrent — involving more than one thread of computation
- Finnish: rinnakkainen — involving more than one thread of computation
- French: parallèle — involving more than one thread of computation
- German: parallel — involving more than one thread of computation
- Icelandic: samskeiða — involving more than one thread of computation
- Polish: współbieżny — involving more than one thread of computation
- Polish: równoległy — involving more than one thread of computation
- Portuguese: concorrente — involving more than one thread of computation
- Portuguese: paralelo — involving more than one thread of computation
- Russian: паралле́льный (parallélʹnyj) — involving more than one thread of computation
- Turkish: paralel — involving more than one thread of computation
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