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

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Swift performed the remainder of the concert in the pouring rain. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023 The concert takes place at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown L.A. at 7 p.m. Sunday and tickets are $40.50. Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023 Storme Warren, a TV/radio personality known for his morning show on SiriusXM’s channel The Highway, will host the concert. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 May 2023 Barnard and her mom met the Saadias in Houston last month and attended the concert with Gabriella and her friend – in the front row. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 16 May 2023 The royals joined Idol judges Richie and Katy Perry on the show for a surprise appearance on the May 7 episode after the singers performed at the coronation concert earlier this month. Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023 The shows will stretch all the way through October, with concerts featuring a rotating cast of artists, like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, the Avett Brothers, John Fogerty, Margo Price, Kurt Vile, Kathleen Edwards, and more. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2023 All of Swift’s fans got to enjoy the announcement too, because the Taylor Nation Instagram account went live from the concert for the onstage moment. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 15 May 2023 Each concert still involves 20 singers, with about 15 more on call. Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
Verb
Other acts include Classicstone, a 7-piece band with an additional symphony, and Chicago’s BritBeat: Multimedia Tribute to the Beatles concert spanning all the eras of The Beatles. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2023 The measure provides up to $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and hundreds of billions for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, schools, state and local governments and ailing industries from airlines to concert halls. Alan Fram, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2021 His troubleshooting role extends to concert stages, just beyond the sight-lines of the audiences. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023 But Swift gave her most blunt answer yet during one of her Tampa, Florida concerts on her Eras tour. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 18 Apr. 2023 Others are recordings of public meetings, broadcasts and religious services, even concert or two. Lawrence Specker | , al, 30 Mar. 2023 Audiences across the globe can also look forward to concert runs from The Weeknd, Lizzo, WizKid, and more. Essence, 8 Nov. 2020 Despite the opportunities provided by a long military stalemate, the US did not adequately back UN mediators who sought to concert the considerable leverage of the external actors to haul the obdurate Syrian parties toward a cease-fire and realistic political solution. Stephen R. Weissman, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020 Belvidere Officials could not speak to any warning given to concert goers, or if any were advised to move to a safe place. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2023 See More

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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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Cite this Entry

“Concert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concert. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.

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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