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Prepositions after verbs

Concur with, in, to, on, or regarding?

Concur usually means “agree.” The most common patterns are concur with someone or concur in something. Other combinations are limited or depend on sentence structure.

Quick answer

Which prepositions go with concur?

Use concur with for agreeing with a person, opinion, or statement. Use concur in for participating in or sharing the same action or view. Concur on appears in some formal contexts about a topic. Concur to is uncommon and mainly legal or formal. Regarding is normally not linked directly to concur.

I concur with your assessment.
All members concurred in the final decision.
The committees concurred on the wording of the report.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
concur with + person/opinion

Agreeing with someone or something

Use concur with to express agreement with a person, statement, idea, or conclusion.

We concur with the reviewer’s comments.
She concurred with the recommendation.
2
concur in + action/decision

Sharing or participating in something

Use concur in for taking part in a decision, action, or shared opinion.

The directors concurred in the appointment.
I concur in your concerns about costs.
3
concur on + topic

Agreeing on a specific subject

Concur on is used mainly when people agree about a particular issue or detail.

Both sides concurred on the timetable.
Experts concur on the need for reform.
4
concur to + proposal

Formal acceptance or consent

Concur to appears mostly in legal or administrative English meaning consent to something.

The board concurred to the amendment.
Several parties concurred to the revised terms.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
concur with
I concur with your conclusion.
agree with a person, opinion, or statement
concur in
They concurred in the decision.
share or participate in an action or judgment
concur on
The teams concurred on the schedule.
agree about a topic or detail
concur to
The committee concurred to the proposal.
formally consent to something
concur regarding
We concur regarding the main issue.
regarding introduces a separate topic phrase rather than a fixed verb pattern

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using concur with for participation

Use concur in when referring to joining or sharing in an action or decision.

✕ They concurred with the vote. ✓ They concurred in the vote.

Treating regarding as a fixed complement

Regarding can introduce the topic of agreement, but it is not the usual preposition selected by concur.

✓ We concur with the report regarding safety standards.

Using concur to in everyday conversation

Concur to sounds very formal and is uncommon in ordinary English.

✕ I concur to your idea. ✓ I concur with your idea.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. I completely ___ your interpretation of the data.
2. All members concurred ___ the final recommendation.
3. The negotiators concurred ___ the deadline.

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Frequently asked questions

Is concur with more common than concur in?

Yes. Concur with is the usual choice for agreeing with a person or opinion.

Can I say concur regarding something?

You can use regarding to introduce a topic, but it is not a standard fixed pattern after concur.

Is concur to correct?

It exists in formal or legal English meaning consent to something, but it is uncommon in everyday use.

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