agree, concur, coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion.
agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences.
on some points we all can agree
concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.
if my wife concurs, it's a deal
coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement.
their wishes coincide exactly with my desire
Example Sentences
The goals of the business partners coincide. the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation
Recent Examples on the WebIn addition to that 75th-anniversary milestone, today’s game just so happens to coincide with the 100th birthday of Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson, who was born July 19, 1922. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022 Birmingham will host the International Peace Conference in Birmingham May 2023, which happens to coincide with the 60th commemoration of the Birmingham civil rights movement.al, 14 July 2022 As has been the case for more than 20 years, the Billboard Latin Music Awards coincide with Billboard’s annual Latin Music Week, the single largest and most important gathering of the Latin music industry, taking place Sept. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 Calls for the safe injection sites coincide with a concerning rise in opioid overdose deaths, often involving fentanyl, throughout the U.S. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 These moves coincide with the growth of software engineering talent in Africa in the last decade thanks in part to the work of companies like Andela that have helped produce the continent’s estimated 716,000 developers. Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 19 Aug. 2022 Fischer said the shifts coincide with long-term changes in the climate. Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 The first exhibition will be held in Monterey, Calif., from August 17 to 20 and will coincide with RM Sotheby’s flagship Monterey auction. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 Moreover, these changes coincide with the future of work, the projection of how people will work in the years ahead. Jaimie Green, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere "to be identical in substance, agree in position," from Latin co-co- + incidere "to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen" — more at incident entry 1