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- DictionaryCon·cen·trat·ed/ˈkänsənˌtrādəd/
adjective
- 1. wholly directed to one thing; intense: "a concentrated campaign"
- 2. (of a substance or solution) present in a high proportion relative to other substances; having had water or other diluting agent removed or reduced: "concentrated fruit juice"
CONCENTRATED definition: 1. using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing: 2. having had some liquid removed…. Learn more.
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.
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.
adjective. gathered together or made less diffuse. “their concentrated efforts”. “his concentrated attention”. “ concentrated study”. “a narrow thread of concentrated ore”. synonyms: compact. closely and firmly united or packed together.
to direct a lot of attention and thought to an activity or subject, or to direct effort toward achieving a result: [ I always + adv/prep ] In her later years, she concentrated on her writing and teaching. [ T ] The police are concentrating their search in the area where the child was last seen.
Definition of concentrated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. be cooked until very little liquid is left. synonyms: boil down, decoct, reduce. see more. noun. a concentrated example of something. “the concentrate of contemporary despair” see more. noun. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water. see more.
