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concert

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈsɜːt/
  • US: kənsûrtʹ
  • US: /kənˈsɝt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsət/
  • US: känʹsərt
  • US: /ˈkɑnsɚt/
  • rhymes with -ɒnsə(ɹ)t
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N S ER0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K AH0 N S ER1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Musical accordance or harmony; concord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • I’m going to the rock concert on Friday.
  • I am going for the Travis Scott concert in November.
  • Who’s playing at the concert on Friday?
  • The Beatles’ final live concert took place on 29 August 1966 at Candlestick Park

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gig

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To plan; to devise; to arrange.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: performance, public presentation

Narrower terms: rock concert

8

verb

Meaning 8

settle by agreement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • concert one's differences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: settle, square off, square up, determine

9

verb

Meaning 9

contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plan, project, contrive, design

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto.

Across languages

Translations

134 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съгла́сие (sǎglásie) — agreement in a design or plan
  • French: concert — agreement in a design or plan
  • Greek: συντονισμός (syntonismós) — agreement in a design or plan
  • Hungarian: összhang — agreement in a design or plan
  • Hungarian: egyetértés — agreement in a design or plan
  • Italian: concerto — agreement in a design or plan
  • Central Kurdish: ئاھەنگ (aheng) — agreement in a design or plan
  • Russian: согла́сие (soglásije) — agreement in a design or plan
  • Russian: соглаше́ние (soglašénije) — agreement in a design or plan
  • Russian: договорённость (dogovorjónnostʹ) — agreement in a design or plan
  • Spanish: concierto — agreement in a design or plan
  • Spanish: concertación — agreement in a design or plan
  • Arabic: حَفْلَة (ḥafla) — musical accordance or harmony
  • Arabic: حَفْلة (ḥafla) — musical accordance or harmony
  • Bulgarian: хармо́ния (harmónija) — musical accordance or harmony
  • Dutch: concert — musical accordance or harmony
  • French: concert — musical accordance or harmony
  • German: Konzert — musical accordance or harmony
  • Greek: ενορχήστρωση (enorchístrosi) — musical accordance or harmony
  • Hungarian: összhang — musical accordance or harmony
  • Central Kurdish: ئاھەنگ (aheng) — musical accordance or harmony
  • Latin: symphonia — musical accordance or harmony
  • Romanian: concert — musical accordance or harmony
  • Russian: гармо́ния (garmónija) — musical accordance or harmony
  • Spanish: concierto — musical accordance or harmony
  • Afrikaans: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Albanian: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Arabic: عَزْف (ʕazf) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Arabic: حَفْلَة مُوسِيقِيَّة — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Arabic: حَفْلة (ḥafla) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Armenian: համերգ (hamerg) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Asturian: conciertu — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Azerbaijani: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Basque: kontzertu — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Belarusian: канцэ́рт (kancért) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Bengali: সঙ্গীতানুষ্ঠান (śoṅgitanuśṭhan) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Bulgarian: конце́рт (koncért) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Burmese: စတိတ်ရှိုး (ca.tithrui:) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Burmese: ဖျော်ဖြေပွဲ (hpyauhpre-pwai:) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Catalan: concert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Chinese Cantonese: 演唱會 /演唱会 — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Chinese Mandarin: 音樂會 /音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合奏 (hézòu) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Czech: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Danish: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Esperanto: koncerto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Estonian: kontsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Finnish: konsertti — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • French: concert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Gagauz: konţert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Galician: concerto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Georgian: კონცერტი (ḳoncerṭi) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • German: Konzert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Greek: συναυλία (synavlía) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Greenlandic: tusarnaartitsineq — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hawaiian: ʻahamele — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hawaiian: ʻaha mele — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hebrew: קוֹנצֶרט (kontsért) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hindi: कॉन्सर्ट (kŏnsarṭ) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hindi: संगीत कार्यक्रम (saṅgīt kāryakram) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hungarian: hangverseny — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Hungarian: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Icelandic: tónleikar — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Indonesian: konser — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Irish: ceolchoirm — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Italian: concerto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Japanese: コンサート (konsāto) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Japanese: 音楽会 — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Japanese: 合奏 (gassō) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Kazakh: концерт (konsert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Khmer: តន្ត្រីប្រគំ (dɑɑntrəy prɑɑkum) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Khmer: មហោស្រព (mĕəʼhaosrɑp) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Korean: 콘서트 (konseoteu) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Korean: 음악회 (eumakhoe) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Central Kurdish: ئاھەنگ (aheng) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Northern Kurdish: konser — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Kyrgyz: концерт (kontsert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Ladino: konserto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Lao: ຄອນເສີດ (khǭn sœ̄t) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Latin: concentus — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Latvian: koncerts — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Ligurian: conçèrto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Lithuanian: koncertas — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Macedonian: концерт (koncert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Malay: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Malayalam: കച്ചേരി (kaccēri) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Mongolian: концерт (koncert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Occitan: concèrt — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Pashto: کانسرټ (kānsarṭ) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Iranian Persian: کُنْسِرْت (konsert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Polish: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Portuguese: concerto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Portuguese: show — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Romanian: concert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Russian: конце́рт (koncért) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuirm-chiùil — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̀нцерт — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Serbo-Croatian: kòncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Slovak: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Slovene: koncert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Spanish: concierto — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Swedish: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Tajik: консерт (konsert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Thai: คอนเสิร์ต (kɔɔn-sə̀ət) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Turkish: konser — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Turkmen: konsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Ukrainian: конце́рт (koncért) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Urdu: کونْسَرْٹ (konsarṭ) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Urdu: کَونْسَرْٹ (kaunsarṭ) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Uyghur: كونسېرت (konsërt) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Uzbek: kontsert — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Vietnamese: buổi hoà nhạc — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Vietnamese: (buổi, cuộc) biểu diễn — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Vietnamese: hoà tấu — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Volapük: konsärt — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Welsh: cyngerdd — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Yiddish: קאָנצערט (kontsert) — a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part
  • Bulgarian: замислям (zamisljam) — to plan together
  • Greek: ενορχηστρώνω (enorchistróno) — to plan together
  • Italian: concertare — to plan together
  • Italian: concordare — to plan together
  • Spanish: concertar — to plan together
  • Turkish: konser — to plan together
  • Bulgarian: замислям (zamisljam) — to plan; to devise; to arrange
  • Greek: κανονίζω (kanonízo) — to plan; to devise; to arrange
  • Italian: pianificare — to plan; to devise; to arrange
  • Lao: ຄຶດອ່ານ (khưt ʼān) — to plan; to devise; to arrange
  • Spanish: concertar — to plan; to devise; to arrange
  • Bulgarian: съгласувам (sǎglasuvam) — to act in harmony or conjunction
  • Italian: concertare — to act in harmony or conjunction
  • Italian: collaborare — to act in harmony or conjunction
  • Spanish: concertar — to act in harmony or conjunction
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