concert

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noun

con·​cert ˈkän(t)-sərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
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

concert

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verb

con·​cert kən-ˈsərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
concerted; concerting; concerts

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to act in harmony or conjunction
Phrases
in concert
: together
acting in concert with others

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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Noun
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors 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 See All Example Sentences for concert

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Italian concerto, from concertare

Verb

Middle French concerter, from Old Italian concertare, perhaps from com- + certo certain, decided, from Latin certus — more at certain

First Known Use

Noun

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1652, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of concert was in 1571

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“Concert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concert. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

concert

1 of 2 noun
con·​cert ˈkän(t)-sərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
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 How to pronounce concert (audio)
: to plan or arrange together : settle by agreement
concerted their differences

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