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concerting

concerting is the present participle and gerund of concert.

Meaning of concert

Verb

concert (third-person singular simple present concerts, present participle concerting, simple past and past participle concerted)

  1. (transitive) To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
    • It was concerted to begin the siege in March.a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published...
  2. (transitive) To plan; to devise; to arrange.
    • 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.1710 October 29 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Jonathan Swift, “[Dr. Swift’s Journal to Stella.] Letter VII.”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift...
  3. (transitive) To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
    • The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert the matter with Talbot.a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published...

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Noun

concerting (plural concertings)

  1. Concerted activity; something done together by two or more people.
    • They placed too much reliance too soon on global concertings of international actions by multilateral means.1979, The Development Coordination Committee, Washington, D.C, Development Issues: U.S. Actions Affecting the Development of Low-Income Countries, page 228
    • Early concertings establish a joint repertoire of concerted activity for the primary caregiver and the infant. Much of this joint repertoire will be nuts-and-bolts-type concertings common to all caregivers and infants […]2004, Derek Melser, The Act of Thinking, page 65

Forms of concerting

pluralconcertings

Questions about concerting

What does concerting mean?
Concerting means concerted activity; something done together by two or more people.
What is concerting the present participle and gerund of?
Concerting is the present participle and gerund of concert.
What part of speech is concerting?
Concerting is a noun.
What is the plural of concerting?
The plural of concerting is concertings.

Words near concerting in the dictionary

  1. concertina wire
  2. concertina wires
  3. concertinaed
  4. concertinaing
  5. concertinas
  6. concerting
  7. concertings
  8. concertini
  9. concertinist
  10. concertinists
  11. concertino

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