noun
concert
kuhn-SURT
noun
1
A live musical performance, usually in front of an audience.
"They queued for hours to get tickets to the concert."
"The orchestra's concert sold out within minutes."
verb
1
To plan or arrange something together with others.
"The two governments concerted their response to the crisis."
How to Use Concert
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often a live music performance; less commonly, to plan something jointly with others (as in "acting in concert").
Common pairings
live concert
concert hall
in concert with
Word Forms
concerted past tense, concerts plural, concerts singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto — related to the word concerto.