concert
English
Pronunciation
- (verb)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈsɜːt/
- (US) enPR: kənsûrtʹ, IPA(key): /kənˈsɝt/
- (noun)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnsət/
- (US) enPR: känʹsərt, IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɚt/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t
Verb
concert (third-person singular simple present concerts, present participle concerting, simple past and past participle concerted)
- To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
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- It was concerted to begin the siege in March.
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- To plan; to devise; to arrange.
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- A commander had more trouble to concert his defence before the people than to plan […] the campaign.
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- To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
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- The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot.
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Translations
To plan together
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To plan; to devise; to arrange
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To act in harmony or conjunction
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Noun
concert (countable and uncountable, plural concerts)
- (uncountable) Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.A concert.
- (uncountable) Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
- (countable) A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.
- I'm going to the rock concert on Friday.
- Synonym: gig
Derived terms
Translations
agreement in a design or plan
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musical accordance or harmony
a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
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Catalan
Further reading
- “concert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnˈsɛrt/
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ/
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Further reading
- “concert” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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