concert
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An agreement in a design or plan.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kahnsertSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑnsɚt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countable
A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.
uncountable
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.
uncountable
Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
verb
transitive
To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
transitive
To plan; to devise; to arrange.
transitive
To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.
Used this way, concert is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use concert
- “We bought tickets to see a live concert next month.”noun
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