D defs.my
Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Concert

/kənsûrtʹ/ · Con·cert · IPA /kənˈsɝt/
01 v. t. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
imp. & p. p. Concerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Concerting
  1. 1.
    To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
    “It was concerted to begin the siege in March.” Bp. Burnet.
  2. 2.
    To plan; to devise; to arrange.
    “A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan . . . the campaign.” Burke.
02 v. i. To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
  1. 1.
    To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
    “The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot.” Bp. Burnet
03 n. Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.
  1. 1.
    Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.
    “All these discontents, how ruinous soever, have arisen from the want of a due communication and concert.” Swift.
  2. 2.
    Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
    “Let us in concert to the season sing.Cowper.
  3. 3.
    A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.
    “Visit by night your lady's chamber window With some sweet concert.” Shak.
    “And boding screech owls make the concert full.” Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Concert pitch — See under Pitch.