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noun

ˈkän(t)-sərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
Definition of concertnext
as in performance
an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green

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verb

kən-ˈsərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
1
as in to arrange
to bring about through discussion and compromise warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence

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2
as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter

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Recent Examples of concert
Noun
And Nikolay Novichkov, a deputy of the 8th State Duma, publicly called for a probe into the Hitler comments and said the concerts should be canceled lest the rapper publicly support the war in Ukraine. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 CrossWalk’s upcoming slate includes a George Michael concert film and a documentary about Def Leppard. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
There have been flickers, little moments of inspiration, but nothing concerted. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Plus, don't wait too long to snag tickets for the John Mellencamp and Benson Boone concerts. — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for concert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concert
  1. performance
  2. arrange
  3. collaborate
  4. festival
  5. negotiate
  6. cooperate
  7. musicale
  8. conclude
Noun
  • For the group performance to be perfect, the training must be too.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There will also be musical performances by Jackson Browne and Vic Mensa.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of performance
Verb
  • An intelligence report seen by The Associated Press about the meeting identified Kandahar's governor, Mullah Shireen, as the host and claimed that Afghan and Indian intelligence officials helped arrange the meeting.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rivera and Nuhfer later helped arrange for Sessions to travel to Caracas in 2018 to meet Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • Food and drink It only made sense for Hotel 28 Myeongdong to collaborate with a restaurant as proudly Korean as its founder.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborate
Noun
  • For 70 years, the festival has brought really the best of the year in cinema to audiences.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Couples who match through the program are offered vouchers for subsequent dates, access to follow-up activities tied to festivals around Seoul, as well as an online and offline community where participants can stay connected.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of festival
Verb
  • StudioCanal Stories negotiated the rights to the book series.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bock already cut a check and coughed over cash totaling $14,500 in exchange for Jamal negotiating a deal on her behalf with state regulators.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiate
Verb
  • Paradoxically, status-seeking can also promote equality, when cooperating to gain status diffuses status throughout the community.
    — Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperate
Noun
  • Two new compact disks, both of them more or less perfect and charming, evoke the ambience of the Proustian musicale.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The concert itself felt both intimate and grand — like a musicale staged in a living room with 2,364 vacant red seats.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2020
Definition of musicale
Verb
  • The fourth concluded with Willis’ second costly lost fumble in two weeks, after Dallas Turner beat Austin Jackson.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' 2022 review of fetal awareness concluded that pain perception requires an integrated network of neural connections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
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