English

Etymology

From French concert, from Italian concerto.

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (RP): IPA: /kənˈsɜːt/, SAMPA: /k@n"s3:t/
  • (US): enPR: kənsûrtʹ, IPA: /kənˈsɝt/, SAMPA: /k@n"s3`t/
• (noun)
  • (RP): IPA: /ˈkɒnsət/, SAMPA: /"kQns@t/
  • (US): enPR: känʹsərt, IPA: /ˈkɑnsɚt/, SAMPA: /"kAns@`t/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

Verb

to concert (third-person singular simple present concerts, present participle concerting, simple past and past participle concerted)

1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.
3. To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.

Related terms

• act in concert
• in concert

Translations

Noun

concert (countable and uncountable; plural concerts)

1. (uncountable) Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.
2. (uncountable) Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
3. (countable) A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.

   I'm going to the Rolling Stones concert on Friday.

Translations

External links

• Concert in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian concerto.

Noun

concert n. (plural concerten, diminutive concertje, diminutive plural concertjes)

1. concert

French

Etymology

From Italian concerto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

concert m. (plural concerts)

1. concert

Anagrams

• concret