concurrent
UK/kәn'kʌrәnt/US
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Definitions
adj.
Existing or happening at the same time
同时发生的,并行的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon-together, with
+
-entperforming, being in a state
=concurrent
con- (together) + curr (run) + -ent (adj.) = 'running together,' i.e. at the same time. Two concurrent sentences run side by side; concurrent processes run simultaneously. curr is the currere variant of car.
Root car still carries 96 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.concurrent processing并发处理
- 2.concurrent sessions并行会话
- 3.run concurrently同时进行
- 4.concurrent jurisdiction共同管辖权
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two events were concurrent.
- 2.
He is serving two concurrent prison sentences.
- 3.
The software supports concurrent users.