concerts

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of concert.

   The orchestra's winter concerts sold out within hours.

   She reviews live concerts for a national music magazine.

   Note

   Only one meaning of concert can be counted, so the plural refers to performances, as in winter concerts or two concerts in one week. The older meanings, agreement in a plan and musical harmony, are uncountable and stay singular. The same spelling also serves the verb meaning "plans together", so only the sentence tells you which word you are reading.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of concert.

   The director concerts every detail of the production with her design team.

   The diplomat concerts strategy with allied governments before each summit.

   Note

   The verb behind this form takes the arrangement itself as its object. One concerts a schedule, a strategy or every detail, and the partners in the planning usually follow with "with." It carries the same idea of agreement reached through consultation as the uncountable noun, now turned into an action someone performs together with others.

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