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con·cen·trate
(kŏn′sən-trāt′)v. con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing, con·cen·trates
v.tr.
1.
a. To direct or draw toward a common center; focus.
b. To bring into one main body: Authority was concentrated in the president.
2. To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.
v.intr.
1.
a. To converge toward or meet in a common center.
b. To increase by degree; gather: "Dusk began to concentrate into full night" (Anthony Hyde).
2. To direct one's thoughts or attention: We concentrated on the task before us.
n.
A product that has been concentrated, especially a food that has been reduced in volume or bulk by the removal of liquid: pineapple juice concentrate.
[From concenter.]
con′cen·tra′tive adj.
con′cen·tra′tive·ly adv.
con′cen·tra′tor n.
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concentrate
(ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt)vb
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. (often foll by: on) to bring one's faculties to bear (on); think intensely (about)
n
a concentrated material or solution: tomato concentrate.
[C17: back formation from concentration, ultimately from Latin com- same + centrum centre]
ˈconcenˌtrator n
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con•cen•trate
(ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt)v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to bring or draw to a common center; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem.
2. to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The population was concentrated in a few cities.
3. to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, esp. by the removal or reduction of liquid.
4. to separate (metal or ore) from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.
v.i. 5. to bring all efforts, faculties, etc., to bear on one objective (often fol. by on or upon): to concentrate on solving a problem.
6. to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect.
7. to become more intense, stronger, or purer.
n. 8. a concentrated form of something: a juice concentrate.
con′cen•tra`tive (-ˌtreɪ tɪv) adj.
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concentrate
If you concentrate on something, you give special attention to it, rather than to other things.
Concentrate on your driving.
He believed governments should concentrate more on education.
If someone is concentrating on something, they are spending most of their time or energy on it.
They are concentrating on saving lives.
One area Dr Gupta will be concentrating on is tourism.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something.
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concentrate
Past participle: concentrated
Gerund: concentrating
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| Noun | 1. | concentrate - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore ore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined |
| 2. | concentrate - a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food tomato concentrate - a concentrated form of tomatoes evaporated milk - milk concentrated by evaporation frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate - orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen | |
| 3. | concentrate - a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" | |
| Verb | 1. | concentrate - make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| 2. | concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" | |
| 3. | concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized" | |
| 4. | concentrate - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | |
| 5. | concentrate - draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities" converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" | |
| 6. | concentrate - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" | |
| 7. | concentrate - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | |
| 8. | concentrate - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
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concentrate
verb
1. focus your attention on, focus on, pay attention to, be engrossed in, put your mind to, keep your mind on, apply yourself to, give your mind to, give all your attention to Try to concentrate on what you're doing.
focus your attention on disregard, pay no attention to, lose concentration, pay no heed to, let your mind wander
focus your attention on disregard, pay no attention to, lose concentration, pay no heed to, let your mind wander
2. focus, centre, converge, bring to bear We should concentrate our efforts on tackling crime in the inner cities.
3. gather, collect, cluster, accumulate, congregate Most poor people are concentrated in this area.
gather scatter, disperse, spread out, diffuse, dissipate
gather scatter, disperse, spread out, diffuse, dissipate
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concentrate
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Translations
ركزيُرَكِّزُيركّزيُركِّـزيركّز، يَحشِد الجُنود
soustředitsoustředit sezhušťovat
koncentrerekoncentrere sigsamle
keskittyäkonsentraattirikastetiiviste
koncentrirati se
koncentrál
einbeita séròéttasafna eîa beina á einn staî
凝縮集中集中する
집중하다
atsidėtiburtikoncentracijakoncentravimaskoncentruotas
koncentrētkoncentrētiespiesātinātsabiezinātsakopot
koncentrovať
osredotočiti se
koncentrera
เพ่งความสนใจ
…-e konsantre olmakdikkatini …-de toplamaktoplamakyoğunlaşmakyoğunlaştırmak
tập trung
concentrate
[ˈkɒnsəntreɪt]A. VT
1. [+ efforts, thoughts] → concentrar
to concentrate one's efforts on sth/on doing sth → centrar or concentrar los esfuerzos en algo/en hacer algo
he concentrated his mind on the task ahead → se concentró or se centró en la tarea que tenía por delante
to concentrate one's efforts on sth/on doing sth → centrar or concentrar los esfuerzos en algo/en hacer algo
he concentrated his mind on the task ahead → se concentró or se centró en la tarea que tenía por delante
2. (= group together) [+ troops etc] → concentrar, reunir
heavy industry is concentrated in the north of the country → la industria pesada se concentra en el norte del país
heavy industry is concentrated in the north of the country → la industria pesada se concentra en el norte del país
B. VI
1. (= pay attention) → concentrarse
I couldn't concentrate → no me podía concentrar
concentrate! → ¡concéntrate!
to concentrate on sth → concentrarse en algo
I was concentrating on my homework → me estaba concentrando en los deberes
I couldn't concentrate → no me podía concentrar
concentrate! → ¡concéntrate!
to concentrate on sth → concentrarse en algo
I was concentrating on my homework → me estaba concentrando en los deberes
2. (= focus on) to concentrate on sth → centrarse en algo
the talks are expected to concentrate on practical issues → se espera que las conversaciones se centren en or giren en torno a cuestiones prácticas
to concentrate on doing sth → concentrarse or centrarse en hacer algo
the talks are expected to concentrate on practical issues → se espera que las conversaciones se centren en or giren en torno a cuestiones prácticas
to concentrate on doing sth → concentrarse or centrarse en hacer algo
3. (= come together) [troops, crowd] → concentrarse, reunirse
C. N (Chem) → concentrado m
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concentrate
[ˈkɒnsəntreɪt] vi → se concentrer
I couldn't concentrate → Je n'arrivais pas à me concentrer.
to concentrate on sth [+ problem, activity] → se concentrer sur qch
to concentrate on doing sth → s'appliquer à faire qch
I couldn't concentrate → Je n'arrivais pas à me concentrer.
to concentrate on sth [+ problem, activity] → se concentrer sur qch
to concentrate on doing sth → s'appliquer à faire qch
vt
(= focus) to concentrate one's attention on sth → porter son attention sur qch
to concentrate sb's mind → faire réfléchir qn
to concentrate sb's mind → faire réfléchir qn
to be concentrated [building, industry] → se concentrer
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concentrate
vt
→ konzentrieren (→ on auf +acc); to concentrate all one’s energies on something → sich (voll und) ganz auf etw (acc) → konzentrieren; to concentrate one’s mind on something → seine Gedanken or sich auf etw (acc) → konzentrieren; a spell in prison will certainly concentrate his mind → eine Gefängnisstrafe wird ihm sicher zu denken geben; it’s amazing how he’s concentrated so much material into one novel → es ist erstaunlich, wie viel Material er in einem Roman zusammengedrängt hat
(Mil) troops → konzentrieren
(Chem) → konzentrieren
vi
(= give one’s attention) → sich konzentrieren; to concentrate on doing something → sich darauf konzentrieren, etw zu tun
(people) → sich sammeln; (troops also) → sich konzentrieren
adj (Chem) → konzentriert
n (Chem) → Konzentrat nt
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concentrate
[ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt]2. vi
a. (pay attention) to concentrate (on) → concentrarsi (in or su)
concentrate on getting well → pensa soprattutto a guarire
concentrate on getting well → pensa soprattutto a guarire
b. (group closely) → concentrarsi
3. n (Chem) → concentrato
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concentrate
(ˈkonsəntreit) verb1. to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing. I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).
2. to bring together in one place. He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.
3. to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.
ˈconcentrated adjective (of a liquid etc) made stronger; not diluted. concentrated orange juice.
ˌconcenˈtration nounShe lacks concentration – she will never pass the exam.
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concentrate
→ يُرَكِّزُ soustředit se koncentrere (sig) konzentrieren (sich) συγκεντρώνομαι concentrarse keskittyä se concentrer koncentrirati se concentrarsi 集中する 집중하다 concentreren konsentrere (seg) skoncentrować concentrar-se концентрировать koncentrera เพ่งความสนใจ yoğunlaşmak tập trung 集中Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
concentrate
vt. concentrar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
concentrate
n concentrado; factor VIII — concentrado de factor VIII; vt concentrar; vi (focus attention) concentrarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.