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- Dictionaryconcentrate/ˈkɒnsntreɪt/
verb
- 1. focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity: "she couldn't concentrate on the film" Similar Opposite
- 2. gather (people or things) together in a common location: "the nation's wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite"
noun
- 1. a substance made by removing or reducing the diluting agent; a concentrated form of something: "apple juice concentrate"
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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.
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.
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 bring or direct toward a common center or objective : focus. concentrate one's efforts. The lenses concentrate sunlight. b. : to gather into one body, mass, or force. Power was concentrated in a few able hands. concentrate the energy of a sound wave. : to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues. Fish concentrate mercury. 2. a.
A concentrate is a product that has been concentrated, for example by the removal of liquid. The concentrate of the substance was produced by heating it to remove water. Some concentrates can be diluted back to regular strength by adding water.
Definition of concentrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
concentrate meaning, definition, what is concentrate: to think very carefully about something ...: Learn more.
a substance that is made stronger because water or other substances have been removed. Definition of concentrate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
