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KONS-uh-t/ˈkɒnsət/

A concert is a public performance of music: go to a concert, a pop concert, a concert hall. Gig is informal for a pop or rock show; recital is more classical and small. Play is for theatre. You attend / go to a concert, not “see a concert” as the first choice — though people do say it.

Meaning

A public performance of music.

Examples

• “We went to a concert on Saturday night.”
• “Tickets for the concert sold out.”
• “They gave a free concert in the park.”

Good to know

go to / a concert. Informal pop show: gig. Place: concert hall.

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