vverb.cognitiondirect one's attention on somethingSynset:center centre concentrate focus pore rivet
Examples:- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Derivationally Related Form:centerconcentrationfocusingfocussingfocuscentering
Hypernyms:cerebrate cogitate think
Inherited Hypernyms:concentratethink
Direct Hyponyms:absorbengrossengulfhearimmerselistenplungerecallsoak upsteeptake heedthinkzoom in
Full Troponyms:drink ininclinelistenrecallsteepthinkzoom in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s on something | Somebody ---s (apply to: concentrate)
vverb.contactfasten with a rivet or rivetsDerivationally Related Form:rivetterriveterrivet
Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:rivetfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.cognitionhold (someone's attention)Examples:- The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists
Hypernyms:absorb engage engross occupy
Inherited Hypernyms:rivetabsorbinterestarousemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allcapable of arousing and holding the attentionSynset:absorbing engrossing fascinating gripping
Antonyms:uninteresting
Inherited Hypernyms:absorbing
Similar to:interesting