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- Dictionaryconcentration/ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or power of focusing all one's attention: "she was frowning in concentration" Similar Opposite
- 2. a close gathering of people or things: "the island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north-west" Similar
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Aug 25, 2007 · Concentration (education) Thread starter Ali1984; Start date Aug 25, 2007; A. Ali1984 Senior Member ...
Jun 8, 2009 · Jun 8, 2009. #2. Presumably it means what subjects you 'concentrated' on. Here we would call it your major and minor for an undergraduate degree, and your specialization for a post-graduate degree. So if you took 12 courses in Economics and 8 in Communications, they would be the first and second concentrations.
Jun 8, 2012 · Can you tell me the difference between ' concentrate in class ' and ' concentrate on class'? It is very confusing. Mobiles keep students from concentrating on ( or in ?) class. They are a major distraction in the classroom.
Jan 9, 2012 · Just to complicate things further, in a mathematical context "define x" would probably mean "say what x represents", and "determine x" would mean "put a value to x". This might seem to contradict what I proposed above, but it doesn't really: "define x" still contains the idea of giving more detail to describe x; "determine x" means "discover a ...
Apr 25, 2018 · Maybe that kind of construction using in is what you've heard or seen somewhere. However, that is a completely different thing than the phrasal verb "concentrate on" which means to turn the focus of our mind sharply on one thing or person to the exclusion of all other things on our mind: "I'm too (excessively) concentrated on athletics."
Jul 24, 2018 · Jul 24, 2018. #1. Hello. This is a quote by Wayne dyer: “When you judge someone you do not define them, you define yourself. I know this is probably written in simple present because it’s somewhat a generalisation. But could I exchange “you do not define them” and “you define youself”.
Mar 11, 2010 · London. English - South-East England. Mar 11, 2010. #3. 'By the definition' is not common (ignore Google, it's gone mad), but you could construct a sentence using it. The usual expression is 'by definition', but I don't think it's appropriate for your example of cats. Your sentence just says what a cat is.
Dec 23, 2015 · Dec 23, 2015. #13. Donald Trump said: Claiming a candidate getting “schlonged” is “a commonly used word in politics,” Trump refused to back down. As a child I was told that "schlong" was not to be used in polite society. I guess politics is not polite society. But "schlong" was always a noun. A vulgar slang word for "penis".
Sep 3, 2009 · Sep 2, 2009. #10. They clearly are both used, but "in some degree" is bad English. I definitely think it's a mixture of "to a degree" and "in some way". I wouldn't recommend that phrase for any of our non-native speakers trying to get some English tips.
Jun 9, 2024 · The guidance in English is "If a word of phrase is different the meaning, or at least the nuance, will be different." to stand as <noun phrase> - to exist in the manner of x. "The burnt down house stood as a monument to his negligence." to stand for <noun phrase> - to represent or symbolise x.
