concert

[ noun adjective kon-surt, -sert; verb kuhn-surt ]

noun

1. a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
2. a public performance, usually by an individual singer, instrumentalist, or the like; recital:

   The violinist has given concerts all over the world.

3. 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

1. designed or intended for concerts:

   concert hall.

2. performed at concerts:

   concert music.

3. performing or capable of performing at concerts:

   a concert pianist.

verb (used with object)

1. to contrive or arrange by agreement:

   They were able to concert a settlement of their differences.

2. to plan; devise:

   A program of action was concerted at the meeting.

verb (used without object)

1. to plan or act together.

concert

noun

1. 1. a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical staging Compare recital
   2. ( as modifier )

      a concert version of an opera

2. agreement in design, plan, or action
3. in concert
   1. acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
   2. (of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live

verb

1. to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

Other Words From

• post·concert adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concert¹

1595–1605; (noun) < French < Italian concerto; concerto; (v.) < French concerter < Italian concertare to organize, arrange by mutual agreement, perhaps parasynthetically from con with + certo certain; Latin concertāre ( concertation ) is remote in sense

Word History and Origins

Origin of concert¹

C16: from French concerter to bring into agreement, from Italian concertare, from Late Latin concertāre to work together, from Latin: to dispute, debate, from certāre to contend

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in concert, together; jointly:

   to act in concert.

Example Sentences

Only the concerts in the main hall offered comfort.

From Los Angeles Times

Each year, starting around Thanksgiving, culture vultures get to unwrap an early present: a raft of films, TV shows, concerts and more that fill the calendar through the end of the season.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the tubes are so large, they are used to host underground concerts.

From Science Daily

A concerted effort will also be made to improve the country's biodiversity.

From BBC

It’s no concert film or visual album, but it’s still a gift of Bey proportions: Beyoncé will perform a live NFL halftime show in Houston on Christmas Day that will be streamed by Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gig
• musical
• recital
• show