concert
/kənˈsɝt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.55 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
Transitive verb
noun
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
noun
A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "It was concerted to begin the siege in March."
- "On revealing his suspicions, her replies fully satisfy him on that head, and they concert between them how to watch the young wife, and to discover her secret."
- "The month ends with a fine day; and I have been walking, and visiting Lewis, and concerting where to see Mr. Harley. I have no news to send you."
- "Furious in their Adverſity, tyrannical in their Succeſſes, a Commander had more trouble to concert his Defence before the People, than to plan the Operations of the Campaign."
- "Every Government would espouse the common cause. A correspondence would be opened. Plans of resistance would be concerted. One spirit would animate and conduct the whole."
- "The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert the matter with Talbot."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈsɝt/
- British English: /kənˈsɜːt/