con·cert
ˈkän(t)-sərt 
ˈkän-ˌsərt
1
: a public performance (as of music or dancing)
2
: agreement in design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinion and views
3
obsolete
: musical harmony : concord
concert
adjective
concerted; concerting; concerts
1
: to make a plan for
concert measures for aiding the poor
2
: to settle or adjust by conferring and reaching an agreement
concerted their differences
: to act in harmony or conjunction
Examples of concert in a Sentence
Noun
The orchestra will be giving a free concert.
during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green
Verb
warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence
the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The film confronts the devastating accident that took place on August 13, 1990, when Mayfield, as he was being introduced at a concert in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was struck by a falling lighting tower that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Moreover, the number of table seats at the front of The Shell can be modified from concert to concert.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton surprised fans at a concert in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday, March 13.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The film confronts the devastating accident that took place on August 13, 1990, when Mayfield, as he was being introduced at a concert in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was struck by a falling lighting tower that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant at arms to restore order.
—NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Moreover, the number of table seats at the front of The Shell can be modified from concert to concert.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Concert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concert. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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concert
1 of 2 noun
con·cert
ˈkän(t)-sərt
ˈkän-ˌsərt
1
: agreement in design or plan
2
: a musical performance usually by several voices or instruments or both
concert
2 of 2 verb
con·cert
kən-ˈsərt
: to plan or arrange together : settle by agreement
concerted their differences
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