concert

A1 Topic:Art & Music

US /kənˈsɝt/ UK /kənˈsɜːt/ See IPA manual

verb noun Freq #2916

Meanings

1

noun
a public performance of music

I'm going to a rock concert on Friday.
2

noun
agreement and cooperation between people working together

The nations acted in concert to fight the disease.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a public performance of music gig

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Forms concerts

Derived forms concert-goerconcertfulconcertgoerconcertgoingconcertionconcertistconcertizeconcertlessconcertlikeconcertmasterconcertmeisterconcertmistress

Etymology

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

concerto Italian

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Art & Music

# concert

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** kənˈsɝt
**IPA (UK):** kənˈsɜːt
**Frequency rank:** 2916

## Meanings
1. a public performance of music
2. agreement and cooperation between people working together

## Examples
- I'm going to a rock concert on Friday.
- The nations acted in concert to fight the disease.

## Derived Forms
- concert-goer
- concertful
- concertgoer
- concertgoing
- concertion
- concertist
- concertize
- concertless
- concertlike
- concertmaster
- concertmeister
- concertmistress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concerto

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

## AI Etymology
concert is a verb and noun. It was borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto. Historical forms in the chain include concerto (Italian). Current senses include a public performance of music and agreement and cooperation between people working together. Derived forms include concert-goer, concertful, concertgoer, concertgoing, and concertion.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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