concentre
con·cen·tre
concentre · concentres · concentred · concentring
To come together at a common centreTo come together at a common centre.
UK/kɒnˈsɛntə/US/kɑnˈsɛntɚ/
Meaning
5 senses(UK, dated, intransitive)To come together at a common centre.
(UK, dated, intransitive)To coincide.
(UK, dated, transitive)To bring together at a common centre.
(UK, dated, transitive)To focus.
(UK, dated, transitive)To condense, to concentrate.
More definitions
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Origin
(late 16th century) From a Romance language, see French concentrer, Italian concentràre, S(late 16th century) From a Romance language, see French concentrer, Italian concentràre, Spanish concentrar; alternatively from Medieval Latin/New Latin concentrō. By surface analysis, con- + centre. Doublet of concentrate.
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Forms
concentres, concentring, concentred, concentred| Base form | concentre · to concentre |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | concentres |
| Present participle | concentring |
| Past simple | concentred |
| Past participle | concentred |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedconcentric
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle