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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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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In a 1998 concert review for The New York Times, writer Ann Powers opened with: “Don’t hate Duncan Sheik because he’s beautiful. He is trying very hard to distance himself from that fact.”
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is equally at home in a film, a concert hall and a wedding reception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“No, that concert blew me away,” Harrison replies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was, however, ultimately documented in their own concert film titled Don't Look Back in Anger, released earlier this month.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He didn’t want to see Felix and didn’t really care about the wedding, but he was looking forward to the Apex-7 concert he’d arranged.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
She said she has made "some lovely friends" and they get to see each other at choir rehearsals, concerts and céilís.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Created by an act of Congress and named in honor of President John F. Kennedy, the center’s white-marbled building has hosted plays, concerts, and award ceremonies since 1971.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Elderly artists have to pay extra to insure their concerts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Other aspects of the initiative include fan-friendly ticket pricing, pregame concerts for tailgaters and Bruin legends calling the team to the field before every home game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
‘These concerts surely are as much yours as mine.’
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has made a concerted effort to give less guidance in an effort to get a stronger signal from financial-market participants.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
And this fall, they’re likely to see their concerted counteractions fall flat—even, and especially, in the areas they’d least expect.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Its savage truth explains Black folks’ deep compassion for British scholar Jason Arday, and the widespread anger over concerted efforts to assassinate his character before he was found dead.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
“These nebulous and overtly conjectural allegations do not come close to knitting Ganieva, Harris, and Rubenstein together in any solid or coherent way in concerted acts towards a common end,” the judge wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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
He had been anxiously awaiting an opportunity to attempt this enterprise for the last fortnight, but the difficulty of concerting operations with the prisoner had retarded his movement.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
He had been first very much incensed at the capture of Remus, and while concerting with Faustulus plans for rescuing him, Faustulus had explained to him the mystery of his birth.
From Romulus Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
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 Armando Palacio Valdés
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