concert
/ˈkɒnsət/noun
उच्चारण कॉन्सट
संगीत समारोह
Basic word
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a public performance of music
संगीत समारोह
- a live concert
- We bought tickets for the concert months in advance.
- The school choir will give a concert on Saturday evening.
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- Thousands of fans packed the stadium for the concert.
Synonyms performance show recital gig musical
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a concert (countable)
A concert is a public musical performance; it needs a/an or the in the singular.
'Concert' सार्वजनिक संगीत-प्रस्तुति है; singular में इसके साथ a/an या the चाहिए।
- We attended a concert at the school.
- The concert starts at seven.
go to / attend / give a concert
Attend is transitive and takes no preposition; go to takes to.
'Attend' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता; 'go to' में 'to' आता है।
- Radhika attended the concert in the park.
- The singer will give a concert in Jaipur.
in concert (with)
In concert means performing live; in concert with means together with others.
'In concert' का अर्थ मंच पर सीधा प्रदर्शन है; 'in concert with' का अर्थ अन्य के साथ मिलकर है।
- The band is in concert tonight.
- Doctors worked in concert with local volunteers.
concert + noun
Concert is also a modifier: concert hall, concert tour, concert ticket.
'Concert' modifier भी है: concert hall, concert tour, concert ticket।
- The concert hall seats a thousand people.
- He bought two concert tickets.
+Collocations 5
type + concert
liverockclassicalcharityopen-airschool
- A charity concert raised money for flood victims.
verb + concert
attendgiveholdorganisecancelenjoy
- The school organised a concert on Annual Day.
concert + noun
halltickettourpianistprogramme
- The concert tour covers ten cities.
at a concert
at aduring theafter thebefore the
- A huge crowd gathered at the concert.
concert + adjective
sold-outfreeeveningannualfarewell
- The annual concert is held in December.
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- The students sang a patriotic song at the concert.
विद्यार्थियों ने संगीत समारोह में एक देशभक्ति गीत गाया।
- Tickets for the concert were sold out in an hour.
संगीत समारोह के टिकट एक घंटे में बिक गए।
- A sitar concert was held at the Ravindra Bhavan.
रवींद्र भवन में सितार का संगीत समारोह हुआ।
- Radhika's brother plays the drums in a college concert.
राधिका का भाई कॉलेज के संगीत समारोह में ड्रम बजाता है।
- The orchestra gave a concert to celebrate Independence Day.
वाद्यवृंद ने स्वतंत्रता दिवस मनाने के लिए एक संगीत समारोह प्रस्तुत किया।
- The school choir rehearsed for a month before the farewell concert.
विद्यालय की गायक-मंडली ने विदाई समारोह से पहले एक महीने अभ्यास किया।
- We reached the concert hall just as the lights went down.
जैसे ही बत्तियाँ बुझीं, हम संगीत सभागार पहुँचे।
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✗ We attended to the concert on Sunday.
✓ We attended the concert on Sunday.
Attend, meaning to be present at, takes no preposition.
उपस्थित होने के अर्थ में 'attend' के बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ We went to see concert yesterday.
✓ We went to see a concert yesterday.
Concert is countable, so it needs an article.
'Concert' countable है, इसलिए article चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep the performance words: concert (music by a group or orchestra), recital (music or poetry by one person or a small group), gig (informal, a pop or rock concert), opera (a play in which the words are sung), symphony (a long piece of music for an orchestra).
प्रदर्शन के शब्द याद रखिए: concert (समूह या वाद्यवृंद का संगीत), recital (एक व्यक्ति या छोटे समूह का संगीत या कविता-पाठ), gig (अनौपचारिक, पॉप या रॉक कॉन्सर्ट), opera (ऐसा नाटक जिसमें शब्द गाए जाते हैं), symphony (वाद्यवृंद के लिए लंबी संगीत रचना)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a concerted effort (a determined effort made by people working together: 'a concerted effort to reduce pollution').
प्रयोग में a concerted effort (मिलकर किया गया दृढ़ प्रयास, ठोस प्रयास: 'a concerted effort to reduce pollution')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In concert (with sb) (working together with somebody: 'The police acted in concert with the army').
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: in concert (with sb) (किसी के साथ मिलकर काम करते हुए: 'The police acted in concert with the army')।