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Webster 1913 Edition

Concert

Con-cert′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Concerted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Concerting
.]
[F.
concerter
, It.
concertare
,
conertare
, prob. from L.
consertus
, p. p. of
conserere
to join together;
con-
+
serere
to join together, influenced by
concertare
to contend;
con-
+
centare
to strive; properly, to try to decide; fr.
cernere
to distinguish. See
Series
, and cf.
Concern
.]
1.
To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
It was
concerted
to begin the siege in March.
Bp. Burnet.
2.
To plan; to devise; to arrange.
A commander had more trouble to
concert
his defense before the people than to plan . . . the campaign.
Burke.

Con-cert′

,
Verb.
I.
To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
The ministers of Denmark were appointed to
concert
with Talbot.
Bp. Burnet

Con′cert

(kŏn′sẽrt)
,
Noun.
[F.
concert
, It.
concerto
,
conserto
, fr.
concertare
. See
Concert
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.
All these discontents, how ruinous soever, have arisen from the want of a due communication and
concert
.
Swift.
2.
Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
Let us in
concert
to the season sing.
Cowper.
3.
A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.
Visit by night your lady’s chamber window
With some sweet
concert
.
Shakespeare
And boding screech owls make the
concert
full.
Shakespeare
Concert pitch
.
See under
Pitch
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Concert

CONCERT

,
Noun.
1.
Agreement of two or more in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony.
The allies were frustrated for want of concert in their operations.
The Emperor and the Pope acted in concert.
2.
A number or company of musicians, playing or singing the same piece of music at the same time; or the music of a company of players or singers, or of both united.
3.
A singing in company.
4.
Accordance; harmony.

Definition 2024

concert

concert

English

Verb

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.
    • Bishop Burnet
      It was concerted to begin the siege in March.
  2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.
    • 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.
    • Bishop Burnet
      The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot.

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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 rock concert on Friday.

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Catalan

Noun

concert m ‎(plural concerts)

  1. concert

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈsɛrt/

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian concerto.

Noun

concert n ‎(plural concerten, diminutive concertje n)

  1. concert

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian concerto.

Pronunciation

Noun

concert m ‎(plural concerts)

  1. concert

Anagrams

Etymology

Borrowing from French concert, from Italian concerto.

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