concert

Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto.

• (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

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.
   • (Can we date this quote by Bishop Burnet?)

     It was concerted to begin the siege in March.

2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.
   • (Can we date this quote by Burke?)

     A commander had more trouble to concert his defence before the people than to plan […] the campaign.

3. To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
   • (Can we date this quote by Bishop Burnet?)

     The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot.

concert (countable and uncountable, plural concerts)

1. 

   A concert.
   (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 rock concert on Friday.

   Synonym: gig

• concertmaster
• in concert

• Concert in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

concert m (plural concerts)

1. concert (musical entertainment)

• “concert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Borrowed from Italian concerto.

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈsɛrt/

• Audio

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concert n (plural concerten, diminutive concertje n)

1. concert (musical entertainment)

• concertgebouw
• concertmeester

Borrowed from Italian concerto.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ/

• Audio

  (file)

concert m (plural concerts)

1. concert (musical entertainment)

• “concert” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• concret