concert

Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

con·cert

(kŏn′sûrt′, -sərt)

1. Music A performance given by one or more singers or instrumentalists or both.

a. Agreement in purpose, feeling, or action.

b. Unity achieved by mutual communication of views, ideas, and opinions: acted in concert on the issue.

c. Concerted action: "One feels between them an accumulation of gentleness and strength, a concert of energies" (Vanity Fair).

v. (kən-sûrt′) con·cert·ed, con·cert·ing, con·certs

v.tr.

1. To plan or arrange by mutual agreement.

2. To adjust; settle.

v.intr.

To act together in harmony.

[French, from Italian concerto, from Old Italian, agreement, harmony, from concertare, to bring into agreement, possibly from Vulgar Latin *concertāre, to settle by argument, from Latin, to debate : con-, com- + certāre, to contend, frequentative of cernere, to separate, decide by fighting; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

concert

1. (Music, other)

a. a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical staging. Compare recital¹

b. (as modifier): a concert version of an opera.

2. agreement in design, plan, or action

3. acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose

4. (Music, other) (of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live

to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

[C16: from French concerter to bring into agreement, from Italian concertare, from Late Latin concertāre to work together, from Latin: to dispute, debate, from certāre to contend]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

con•cert

(n., adj. ˈkɒn sɜrt, -sərt; v. kənˈsɜrt)

n.

1. a public performance of music or dancing.

2. agreement of two or more individuals in a design or plan; combined action; accord or harmony.

adj.

3. designed for or performing in music or dance concerts.

v.t.

4. to contrive or arrange by agreement: to concert a settlement.

5. to plan; devise: to concert a program of action.

v.i.

6. to plan or act together.

Idioms:

in concert, together; jointly: to act in concert.

[1595–1605; (n.) < French < Italian concerto; (v.) < French concerter < Italian concertare to organize, perhaps <con with + certo certain < Latin certus]

Concert

a harmony of sounds, things, or persons; a set of instruments; an agreement.

Examples: concert of angels, 1727; of terrific vociferation; of trumpets, 1674; of voices and instruments, 1732; of Europe [agreement of power on the Eastern Question]; cat’s concert [caterwauling, hence any hideous combination of sounds]; Dutch concert [in which each performer plays a different tune].

concerto

– concert

1. 'concerto'

A concerto /kən'tʃeətəʊ/ is a piece of classical music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra.

...Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

2. 'concert'

Note that you do not call a performance of music given by musicians a 'concerto'. You call it a concert /'kɒnsət/.

She had gone to the concert that evening.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

concert

Past participle: concerted
Gerund: concerting

Imperative
concert
concert

Present
I concert
you concert
he/she/it concerts
we concert
you concert
they concert

Preterite
I concerted
you concerted
he/she/it concerted
we concerted
you concerted
they concerted

Present Continuous
I am concerting
you are concerting
he/she/it is concerting
we are concerting
you are concerting
they are concerting

Present Perfect
I have concerted
you have concerted
he/she/it has concerted
we have concerted
you have concerted
they have concerted

Past Continuous
I was concerting
you were concerting
he/she/it was concerting
we were concerting
you were concerting
they were concerting

Past Perfect
I had concerted
you had concerted
he/she/it had concerted
we had concerted
you had concerted
they had concerted

Future
I will concert
you will concert
he/she/it will concert
we will concert
you will concert
they will concert

Future Perfect
I will have concerted
you will have concerted
he/she/it will have concerted
we will have concerted
you will have concerted
they will have concerted

Future Continuous
I will be concerting
you will be concerting
he/she/it will be concerting
we will be concerting
you will be concerting
they will be concerting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been concerting
you have been concerting
he/she/it has been concerting
we have been concerting
you have been concerting
they have been concerting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been concerting
you will have been concerting
he/she/it will have been concerting
we will have been concerting
you will have been concerting
they will have been concerting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been concerting
you had been concerting
he/she/it had been concerting
we had been concerting
you had been concerting
they had been concerting

Conditional
I would concert
you would concert
he/she/it would concert
we would concert
you would concert
they would concert

Past Conditional
I would have concerted
you would have concerted
he/she/it would have concerted
we would have concerted
you would have concerted
they would have concerted

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun	1.	concert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging dry run, rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" rock concert - a performance of rock music
Verb	1.	concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement contrive, design, plan, project - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
	2.	concert - settle by agreement; "concert one's differences" square off, square up, settle, determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

concert

noun show I've been to plenty of live rock concerts

in concert together, jointly, unanimously, in unison, in league, in collaboration, shoulder to shoulder, concertedly He wants to act in concert with other nations.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

concert

noun

Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds:

accord, concord, harmony, symphony, tune.

Music: consonance.

Translations

حَفْلَة مُوسِيقِيَّةكونسرت، حَفْلَه موسيقيه

koncert

konsertti

koncert

hangversenykoncertösszhangegyetértés

hljómleikar

concerto concordare stabilire insieme accordo concertare

コンサート

음악회

koncertas

koncerts

концерт концертное выступление

koncert

konsert

คอนเสิร์ต

konser

buổi hòa nhạc

音乐会

concert

A. [ˈkɒnsət] N → concierto m
to give a concert → dar un concierto
in concert (Mus) → en concierto
in concert with (Mus) → en concierto con (fig) (= in agreement with) → de común acuerdo con

B. [kənˈsɜːt] VT → concertar

C. [ˈkɒnsət] CPD concert grand N → piano m de cola
concert hall N → sala f de conciertos
concert party N (Theat) → grupo m de artistas de revista (Fin) conjunto de inversores que se pone de acuerdo en secreto para adquirir la mayoría de las acciones de una empresa
concert performer N → concertista mf
concert pianist N → pianista mf de concierto
concert pitch N → diapasón m normal
at concert pitch (fig) → en plena forma, en un momento excelente
concert ticket N → entrada f de concierto
concert tour N → gira f de conciertos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

concert

[ˈkɒnsə^rt] n

(= musical performance) → concert m
in concert → en concert
We saw The Who in concert → Nous avons vu les Who en concert. concert hall, concert promoter, concert tour, concert venue

in concert (= together) → ensemble, conjointement
in concert with → conjointement avec

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

concert

concertgoer

n → Konzertbesucher(in) m(f) → or -gänger(in) m(f)

concert grand

n → Konzertflügel m

concert hall

n → Konzerthalle f → or -saal m

concert

concert performer

n → Konzertkünstler(in) m(f)

concert pianist

n → Pianist(in) m(f)

concert pitch

n → Kammerton m

concert tour

n → Konzerttournee f

concert

(Mus) → Konzert nt; were you at the concert? → waren Sie in dem Konzert?; Madonna in concert → Madonna live

(of voices etc) in concert → im Chor, gemeinsam

(fig) in concert → gemeinsam; to work in concert with somebody → mit jdm zusammenarbeiten

concert

vt efforts → vereinen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

concert

[ˈkɒnsət]

1. n (Mus) → concerto
in concert → in concerto (fig) → di concerto

2. adj → concertistico/a

concert

(ˈkonsət) noun

a musical entertainment. an orchestral concert.

in concert

together. to act in concert.

concert

→ حَفْلَة مُوسِيقِيَّة koncert koncert Konzert συναυλία concierto konsertti concert koncert concerto コンサート 음악회 concert konsert koncert concerto musical концертное выступление konsert คอนเสิร์ต konser buổi hòa nhạc 音乐会

References in classic literature ?

The conversation of the servants, when they assembled before the slowly lighting kitchen fire, referred to a recent family event, and turned at starting on this question: Had Thomas, the footman, seen anything of the concert at Clifton, at which his master and the two young ladies had been present on the previous night?

View in context

And her cousins are coming over from Newbridge in a big pung sleigh to go to the Debating Club concert at the hall tomorrow night.

View in context

They defied each other, like a congress of kings, each of whom had a realm to rule, and a way of his own that made concert unprofitable.

View in context

Hawkins as anything but a necessary evil; but life resumed its even tenor on the King farm, broken only by the ripples of excitement over the school concert and letters from Aunt Olivia describing her trip through the land of Evangeline.

View in context

Either the existence of the same passion or interest in a majority at the same time must be prevented, or the majority, having such coexistent passion or interest, must be rendered, by their number and local situation, unable to concert and carry into effect schemes of oppression.

View in context

If we care to sing in tune, we may get up some kind of a concert; so come along with us.' 'With all my heart,' said the cock: so they all four went on jollily together.

View in context

"I've been to that classical concert I told you about," said Leonard.

View in context

I was at a concert in Munich one night, the people were streaming in, the clock-hand pointed to seven, the music struck up, and instantly all movement in the body of the house ceased--nobody was standing, or walking up the aisles, or fumbling with a seat, the stream of incomers had suddenly dried up at its source.

View in context

The theatre or the rooms, where he was most likely to be, were not fashionable enough for the Elliots, whose evening amusements were solely in the elegant stupidity of private parties, in which they were getting more and more engaged; and Anne, wearied of such a state of stagnation, sick of knowing nothing, and fancying herself stronger because her strength was not tried, was quite impatient for the concert evening.

View in context

Did the occasion justify a new costume, or would her aunts think she ought to keep it for the concert?

View in context

By the way, if I do go to the concert, I'll go with Natalia.

View in context

So it is that I can see her and hear her now on a hundred separate occasions beneath the awning beneath the stars on deck below at noon or night but plainest of all in the evening of the day we signalled the Island of Ascension, at the close of that last concert on the quarter-deck.