concert
Americannoun
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concerts
plural
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a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
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a public performance, usually by an individual singer, instrumentalist, or the like; recital.
The violinist has given concerts all over the world.
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agreement of two or more individuals in a design or plan; combined action; accord or harmony.
His plan was greeted with a concert of abuse.
adjective
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designed or intended for concerts.
concert hall.
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performed at concerts.
concert music.
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performing or capable of performing at concerts.
a concert pianist.
verb (used with object)
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concerts,
present (3rd person singular)
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concerted,
past participle, past
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concerting
present participle
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to contrive or arrange by agreement.
They were able to concert a settlement of their differences.
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to plan; devise.
A program of action was concerted at the meeting.
verb (used without object)
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concerts,
present (3rd person singular)
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concerted,
past participle, past
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concerting
present participle
idioms
noun
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a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical staging Compare recital
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( as modifier )
a concert version of an opera
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agreement in design, plan, or action
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acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
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(of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live
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verb
Other Word Forms
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Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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concertsimple
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concertssimple
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have concertedperfect
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has concertedperfect
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am concertingprogressive
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are concertingprogressive
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is concertingprogressive
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have been concertingperfect progressive
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has been concertingperfect progressive
Past
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concertedsimple
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had concertedperfect
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was concertingprogressive
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were concertingprogressive
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had been concertingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of concert
1595–1605; (noun) < French < Italian concerto; see concerto; (v.) < French concerter < Italian concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perhaps parasynthetically from con with + certo certain; Latin concertāre ( see concertation) is remote in sense
Explanation
A concert is a performance by musicians or singers for an audience. If you're in the glee club, you know about singing in concerts, and maybe you've seen your favorite bands in concert, too. A concert usually doesn't involve theatrical staging. You can have a concert version of an opera, but that means the singers stand there and sing without sets or props, and without much acting or moving around. Less commonly, concert is a verb (accent on the second syllable), meaning to agree with others on something. That meaning shows up in the phrase in concert — your objections will carry more weight if you act in concert with your neighbors.
Vocabulary lists containing concert
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Example Sentences
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After the first day of their concert, disgruntled comments emerged online among fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The pop star and “Wicked” actor added context during a concert on Monday, telling attendees that she had settled on this course of action “a long time ago” while in “a thoughtful and empowered place.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
A tiny organ in Germany offers the world’s slowest concert.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Stop looking at your phone screen. Just look at me," BTS member Jungkook teased the audience at one concert.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“What about if we invite Deb and her parents over after the holiday concert for a little celebration?”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
"I usually film concerts because I know a lot of those memories will fade as soon as I leave the venue."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Dudamel’s case, his life has been turned around by the recent earthquakes that devastated Venezuela just two weeks after his last concerts in Walt Disney Concert Hall as L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fans spoke about going to his concerts and seeing him busking on the street.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
These services boomed at the height of the pandemic as listeners turned to digital platforms to enjoy their favorite artists when coronavirus restrictions brought live concerts to a standstill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I listen to Ruby giggling after Grammy tells her that she looks like a movie star in her new glasses, and memories roll through my mind of Grammy clapping too loud at school concerts.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
US President Donald Trump confirmed the concerted action aboard Air Force One on Sunday Washington time, calling it a "signal of friendship" with Japan and "good for the world economy".
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Wales responded with their first period of concerted pressure but could not breach the Springboks line after a series of tap penalties.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“This was a concerted effort to stay under the radar, and it indicates the cat-and-mouse game that we’re involved in,” said Jacob Foster, acting chief of the Justice Department’s Health Care Fraud Unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
So, in spite of O’Leary’s concerted efforts to smear the protesters as “proxies” for the Chinese government, and to dismiss opposing arguments as “poo-poo,” Utah politicians sound quite different right now.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Beyond which issues the concerted whispers of pianos playing.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
But it must also affirm the core values we still share in concerting our common cause toward the common good.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
Happy concerting and let's hope the sun comes out by at least July 5.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2011
The second pony came by the side of mine, and they both put their heads together, in their own way consulting and concerting.
From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage
Ireland is grown tumultuous, is concerting a non-importation agreement, and gives symptoms of an insurrection.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail
The idea filled them both with childish delight, and after concerting the details, Emilita went off, promising to return and fetch her friend.
From The Grandee by Palacio Valdés, Armando
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