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
see also in concert
concerted; concerting; concerts
1
: to make a plan for
The states concerted 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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Noun
Larry Conner of Frisco, Texas, allegedly worked in concert with McPhee and, at times, Predmore to attract clients to the tax shelter, according to his indictment.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
In what became 16 infamous seconds of 2025, two corporate executives were caught on camera intimately dancing together on a video board at a Coldplay concert in July.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
Verb
Hunt, 62 and Nordling, 63, previously attended a Willie Nelson concert together at the Hollywood Bowl and had spent time together in London, where Hunt was performing, the fall prior.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
From red carpets to concert stages, Black excellence was on full display this week as stars lit up major events from across the country.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Concert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concert. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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