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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However, his concert plans have not been met with universal acclaim.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Those aren’t concert dates, but it’s laid out all the crap that’s happened to him. It’s laid out,” Dan said.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, she paid to see an immersive Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere and treated herself to a fancy dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He added a couple hundred more at the Shrine Auditorium and many more than that in Caracas, with student singers on benches that rose precariously to the top of a tall concert hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Figure 6.21: In the top line, the melody is written out in concert pitch; on the second line it has been transposed to be read by an alto saxophone.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Gabi Bradbury, who has been sober for three years, described much the same life: bars, concerts, festivals and nights out with friends, only without alcohol in her glass.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
As concerts become more expensive, attendees can be reluctant to pay the premium for official products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Cuba's Communist Party has spent the week celebrating the late revolutionary leader with exhibitions, concerts and conferences.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Yet the song was actually Mellencamp’s response to the emptiness he felt as a famous divorcé on the road playing the biggest concerts of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It got so bad that when the concerts were over, he took to crawling into the matchbox and pushing up a piece of Kleenex to block the entrance.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
The company has made other concerted efforts to appeal to younger buyers, its main consumer base.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
And while it’s not mandatory to stop at every château for a drink, some runners make a concerted effort to get their fill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
Until three years ago these kinds of incidents had almost disappeared in this area once notorious for hijackings, following a concerted security operation involving several navies.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
These are key characteristics of the strategy of concerted cultivation.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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 was vulgar and bumptious in manner until he became polished by concerting with 'swells' after the success of his entertainments.
From The History of "Punch" by M. H. (Marion Harry) Spielmann
The last week of the year 1839, and the first week of 1840, Lord Sydenham spent in seeing various parties and concerting a measure on the clergy reserve question.
From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by J. George (John George) Hodgins
The police were concerting preventive measures, when the other students requested to be allowed to maintain the peace.
From The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt
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