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Concurrent: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Concurrent adjective. Happening or existing at the same time.
How to say it
kun-KURR-unt/kənˈkʌr(ə)nt/ · American /kənˈkərənt/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (KURR).
Concurrent in a sentence
The festival has three concurrent stages, so you’ll have to choose.
He was given two concurrent five-year sentences, so five years in all.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- simultaneous
- coinciding
- parallel
Opposite:
- consecutive
- successive
Where concurrent comes from
From Latin concurrere, to run together.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He was given two _____ five-year sentences, so five years in all.
- matutinal
- quotidian
- concurrent
Show the answer
concurrent: He was given two concurrent five-year sentences, so five years in all.