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

Dickies Arena is one of the city’s premier entertainment venues for concerts, community events and the annual Forth Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, he's played Glastonbury, a virtual concert in Fortnite and even bagged a spot on former US President Barack Obama's summer playlist.

From BBC

Mr Spence, from Islington in north London, said receiving his diagnosis just a day after such an important concert was "a strange moment".

From BBC

To be honest, I thought the “song of summer” conversation was over in June after Lamar performed “Not Like Us” five times at his Pop Out concert at the Forum.

From Los Angeles Times

The action unrolls mostly in and around New York’s Plaza Hotel; in Washington, D.C., where they performed their first American concert; and on trains traveling back and forth.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gig
• musical
• recital
• show