to concert
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7.1
- verb
- /kənˈsɜrt/
- Formal
- The E.U. continues to lack the mechanisms for concerting domestic policy that federal states such as the United States and Canada enjoy.
- concerted efforts
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- And then after time to like is this is just a concerted effort to try to destroy Trump in a way that is not electoral.
- And, and This is why there's a concerted effort to veil us from this extraordinary potential.
- So he's using technology in in concert with faith, and that's the strongest of all.
- Most people will listen to this truth and then make concerted attempts to modify their behavior in response to the narcissist spoken truth.
- And these two tools working in concert are referred to by firefighters simply as the irons.
- It's biometric systems working in concert with brain computer interface systems at the Pentagon.
- So and, and, and what do you feel about when robots are starting to work in concert and as a sort of a society?
- I don't think he can say credibly that he is a winner in concert with that.
Examples
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The team worked together to concert a strategy for the upcoming competition.
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They had no time to concert their cover story.
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No such invitation could possibly be issued except in concert with the Allies.
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And so telescopes like Hubble will be working in concert with other observatories.
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Concerted regionalization efforts have moved many of the traditional manufacturing activities to surrounding economies.
Academic text (2001) -
Concerted efforts are needed to ensure that adolescents receive a strong set of literacy skills on which to build throughout their educational careers.
Academic text (2012) -
Concerted efforts to involve the various stakeholders in the industry are key to building well-performing inclusive financial sectors.
Academic text (2005) -
In a very significant way, the PLO became another Arab state concerned with its regional independence and anxious to concert its policies with those of the Arab states in the context of the Arab League.
Academic text (1991) -
Concerted efforts have been made to find and develop effective, efficient, and inexpensive methods of water purification to reverse the effects of unsafe drinking water on the populations of developing nations.
Academic text (2011) -
Concerted efforts to address the issues raised herein are the only assurance that students who are visually impaired will continue to learn disability-specific skills taught by qualified professionals well into the future.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
653
2.0
To plan and organize something so it can happen
408
2.7
Join with others to work for the same goal
231
4.1
To arrange people or activities so they work well together
216
1.0
To come together at one point, like two rivers or walls
68
3.4
To work together with others to achieve a common goal
64
2.8
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
36
3.1
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
Idioms
Compounds
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3.5
A large group of musicians who play instruments like flutes, trumpets, and drums in concerts
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4.9
A dance on stage with planned steps performed for an audience like ballet or modern dance
- Specialized
1
5.3
A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz
- Specialized
A metal or wooden instrument held sideways and played by blowing across a hole used in orchestras and bands
How Coordinated
- US
8
4.1
231
4.1
- Formal
2
7.1
520
3.3
- Informal
32
5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb concert comes from the same idea: con- ('together') plus a sense of 'agree', so to concert something is to 'plan together' or arrange it by agreement, much like when people cooperate.