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- DictionaryCon·cen·trate/ˈkänsənˌtrāt/
verb
- 1. focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity: "she couldn't concentrate on the movie"
- 2. gather (people or things) together in numbers or in a mass: "wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite"
noun
- 1. a substance made by removing water or other diluting agent; a concentrated form of something, especially food: "apple juice concentrate"
1. a. : to bring, direct, or come toward or meet in a common center or objective. concentrate one's efforts. b. : to gather into one body, mass, or force. 2. : to increase the amount of a substance in a space by removing other substances with which it is mixed or in which it is dissolved. concentrate syrup.
verb (used with object) , con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens. Antonyms: disperse, dissipate.
to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem: Come on, concentrate! We don't have all day to do this. I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise. I find running concentrates the mind (= helps me to think). I'm going to concentrate on my writing for a while.
Concentrate means to make something stronger, denser, or more focused. If you concentrate your energy, for example, you become more powerful! Concentrate your efforts at digging, and you'll plant that shrub a lot faster.
to direct your attention or your efforts toward a particular activity, subject, or problem: Come on, concentrate! We don't have all day to do this. I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise. I find running concentrates the mind (= helps me to think). I'm going to concentrate on my writing for a while.
concentrate. [intransitive, transitive] to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else. I can't concentrate with all that noise going on. concentrate on something I struggled to concentrate on my job because I was worried about my son.
1. to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim: to concentrate one's hopes on winning. 2. (Chemistry) to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution. 3. (Mining & Quarrying) ( tr) to remove rock or sand from (an ore) to make it purer.
4 days ago · to concentrate one's attention on a problem. to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens. 2. to put or bring into a single place, group, etc. The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families. 3. to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, esp. by the removal or reduction of liquid.
Concentrate definition, to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens. See more.
[intransitive, transitive] to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else concentrate (on something/on doing something) I can't concentrate with all that noise going on. concentrate something Nothing concentrates the mind better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow (= it makes you think very clearly). concent...
/ˈkɒnsntreɪt/ /ˈkɑːnsntreɪt/ [countable, uncountable] a substance that is made stronger because water or other substances have been removed. mineral concentrates found at the bottom of rivers. jams made with fruit juice concentrate. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧cen‧trate1 /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ S2 W2 AWL verb 1 [ intransitive] to think very carefully about something that you are doing → concentration Now please concentrate. Adrian was finding it difficult to concentrate. concentrate on Be quiet – let me concentrate on my homework.
CONCENTRATE meaning: 1 : to think about something to give your attention to the thing you are doing, reading, etc. often + on; 2 : to cause (attention, efforts, strength, etc.) to be used or directed for a single purpose usually + on.
a large number or amount of something in the same place: There is a heavy concentration of troops in the area. [ C or U ] chemistry specialized. the exact amount of one particular substance that is found in another substance: a concentration of one part per million. High concentrations of toxic elements were found in the polluted areas.
17 hours ago · to concentrate one's attention on a problem. to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens. 2. to put or bring into a single place, group, etc. The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families. 3. to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, esp. by the removal or reduction of liquid.
1. a. : the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated. especially : direction of attention to a single object. All that noise is disturbing my concentration. b. : an academic major or area of focus within a major. The student chose law as his concentration. 2. : a concentrated mass or thing.
1. : rich in respect to a particular or essential element : made less dilute or diffuse. concentrated sulfuric acid. concentrated orange juice. 2. : contained or existing or happening together in a small or narrow space or area : not spread out. a highly concentrated beam of light. 3. : intense, intensive.
Concentration definition: the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.. See examples of CONCENTRATION used in a sentence.
/ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn/ [uncountable] the ability to direct all your effort and attention on one thing, without thinking of other things. This book requires a great deal of concentration. Tiredness affects your powers of concentration. One momentary lapse in concentration could prove fatal.
[ before noun ] using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing: The company is making a concentrated effort to broaden its market. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Effort and expending energy. assiduity. assiduously. assiduousness. be running on empty idiom. burn. effortfully. elbow grease. fight. hamster wheel.
applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election. clustered or gathered together closely. treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid: concentrated orange juice. Discover More. Other Words From. non·con cen·trat ed adjective. su per·con cen·trat ed adjective.
(of a substance) made stronger because water or other substances have been removed. concentrated orange juice. a concentrated solution of salt in water. The liquid is found in a highly concentrated form. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. if something exists or happens in a concentrated way, there is a lot of it in one place or at one time.
