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1 concentrate
['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) a se concentra2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) a strânge la un loc3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) a concentra•- concentration -
2 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centru2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centru3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centru2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) a centra2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) a se concentra (asupra)
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concentrate — ► VERB 1) (often concentrate on) focus all one s attention or mental effort on an object or activity. 2) gather together in numbers or a mass at one point. 3) focus on: concentrate your energy on breathing. 4) increase the strength of (a… … English terms dictionary
concentrate — verb ADVERB ▪ hard, intensely (esp. AmE), intently (esp. BrE) ▪ She was sitting at her desk concentrating hard. ▪ fully, properly ▪ I … Collocations dictionary
concentrate — UK US /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ verb [I or T] ► to give all of your attention to one particular activity, subject, or problem: concentrate on sth »The corporation is selling off its restaurant chain to concentrate on its core retailing business. concentrate … Financial and business terms
concentrate — I (consolidate) verb accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, assemble, bring into a small compass, bring toward a central point, center, centralize, cluster, coalesce, collect, combine, compact, compress, concenter, condense, congest,… … Law dictionary
concentrate — verb 1》 (often concentrate on) focus all one s attention on something. 2》 bring together in numbers or a mass in one place. 3》 increase the strength of (a solution). noun a concentrated form of something, especially food. Derivatives concentrated … English new terms dictionary
concentrate on — verb center upon (Freq. 5) Her entire attention centered on her children Our day revolved around our work • Syn: ↑focus on, ↑center on, ↑revolve around, ↑revolve about, ↑center … Useful english dictionary
concentrate — verb 1) the government concentrated its efforts on staying in power Syn: focus, direct, centre 2) she concentrated on the film Syn: focus on, pay attention to, keep one s mind on, be absorbed in, be engrossed in, be immersed in … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
concentrate — I. verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: com + Latin centrum center Date: 1641 transitive verb 1. a. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective ; focus < concentrate one s efforts > … New Collegiate Dictionary
concentrate — [[t]kɒ̱ns(ə)ntreɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ concentrates, concentrating, concentrated 1) VERB If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it. [V on n/ ing] It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and… … English dictionary
concentrate — 1 verb 1 (I) to think very carefully about something that you are doing: Keep the noise down will you I m trying to concentrate. (+ on): She was too distracted to concentrate properly on her book. 2 be concentrated on/in/around etc to be present… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
concentrate — I UK [ˈkɒns(ə)nˌtreɪt] / US [ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt] verb Word forms concentrate : present tense I/you/we/they concentrate he/she/it concentrates present participle concentrating past tense concentrated past participle concentrated *** 1) a)… … English dictionary
