concentrateverb
uk/ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.sən.treɪt/concentrate verb (GIVE ATTENTION)
B1 [ I or T ] to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem:
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- I couldn't concentrate on my work - my mind was on other things.
- She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her.
- Just try to concentrate on hitting the ball.
- I can't concentrate because of all the noise the builders are making.
- It's a good film, but the plot is very complicated and you really have to concentrate.
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Paying attention and being careful
- attention
- attention span
- be good, and if you can't be good, be careful idiom
- be on (your) guard idiom
- cautious
- centre
- eye
- focus
- handle/treat sb with kid gloves idiom
- hang
- hang on/upon sth
- have a care idiom
- have/keep your ear to the ground idiom
- middle
- pay
- take note of sth idiom
- the/a glare of sth idiom
- tread carefully/gently/lightly idiom
- walk
- walk on eggs/eggshells idiom
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concentrate verb (COME TOGETHER)
C1 [ T usually passive or I, usually + adv/prep ] to bring or come together in a large number or amount in one particular area:
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Collecting and amassing
- a pack rat idiom
- accumulate
- amass
- assemble
- bank
- bunch
- collect
- collector's item
- compilation
- concentration
- garner
- gather
- glean
- harvest
- load up on sth
- numismatics
- philatelist
- philately
- scrape sth/sb together/up
- store
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concentrate verb (REMOVE WATER)
[ T ] to make a liquid or substance stronger and reduce its size by removing water from it
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Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- concentrated
- dial
- fortify
- fuel
- gel
- harden
- jell
- power (sth) up
- reignite
- reinforce
- strengthen sb's hand idiom
- take hold idiom
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten
- tighten sth up
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concentratenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.sən.treɪt/a liquid from which some of the water has been removed:
specialized geology an ore from which rock has been removed:
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Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- concentrated
- dial
- fortify
- fuel
- gel
- harden
- jell
- power (sth) up
- reignite
- reinforce
- strengthen sb's hand idiom
- take hold idiom
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten
- tighten sth up
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