concurrir
verbo intransitivo
1 (acudir)
concurrir a algo to attend sth; cien personas concurrieron a la subasta a hundred people attended the auction; diez millones de votantes concurrirán a las urnas ten million voters will go to the polls
2 (participar) to take part
al certamen podrá concurrir el que lo desee anyone who wishes may take part in the competition; tres bailarinas concurren al premio three dancers are competing for the prize; todos los partidos que concurren a las elecciones all parties taking part in the election; concurre como candidato a la presidencia he's running as a candidate for the presidency
3 (combinarse)
concurrieron los factores necesarios para la desertificación the necessary factors for desertification were present
si concurren las circunstancias siguientes given o in the following circumstances; en ella concurren las mejores cualidades she combines the best qualities; concurrir en algo: numerosos factores concurren en el éxito de esta empresa many factors combine to make this company a success; concurrir a algo: las circunstancias que concurrieron a la ruina del campo the circumstances that combined to bring about the demise of the countryside; the circumstances that contributed to the demise of the countryside
