# concert

Pronunciation: US say "KON-surt" /ˈkɑnsɚt/; UK say "KON-suht" /ˈkɒnsət/

## Noun

1. A live performance of music for an audience, usually in public, by one or more musicians or singers.
   - Simple: A show where musicians play or sing for an audience.
   - _The orchestra's final concert of the season sold out within hours._
   - _Local bands organize free concerts downtown every summer._
2. Agreement in a design or plan; harmony or unity of action arising from shared views and mutual communication.
   - Simple: Agreement between people to act together on a shared plan.
   - _Several governments moved in concert to stabilize the falling currency._
   - _The two rescue agencies acted in concert to search the coastline and warn nearby towns before the storm arrived._
4. Agreement or harmony among musical sounds, as when voices or instruments sound together in concord.
   - Simple: The pleasing sound of musical notes or voices that fit well together.
   - _Through the open window drifted a gentle concert of flutes and violins, each line blending softly into the next._
   - _He admired the concert of tones the old organ could still produce._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SURT" US /kənˈsɝt/, UK /kənˈsɜːt/

3. To plan or arrange something, often jointly with others through agreement or discussion.
   - Simple: To plan or arrange something, often together with other people.
   - _The rebels concerted a scheme to seize the armory at dawn._
   - _Foreign ministers from the region gathered in Geneva to concert a common response to the crisis._

## Origin

The Italian verb concertare gave the noun concerto, which French took over as concert; English then borrowed the French word. Concert and concerto are doublets.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/concert (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).