concentrate
/ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/US /ˈkɑn.sən.treɪt/concentrate
VERBDefinition of concentrate
If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.
Example: We concentrated our rebuilding efforts on villages in the North of the city, where most of the damage had been done.
If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.
Example: I went to a quiet room so I could concentrate.
If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.
Example: The fighting was concentrated in a few small areas.
A concentrate is a liquid such as juice or chemicals from which most of the water has been removed.
Example: Instead of fresh orange juice, we usually make it from concentrate.
concentrate
EXAMPLESExamples of concentrate
We concentrated our rebuilding efforts on villages in the North of the city, where most of the damage had been done.
Example sentenceI went to a quiet room so I could concentrate.
Example sentenceIt's better to look at the big picture instead of concentrating on the details.
Example sentenceThe fighting was concentrated in a few small areas.
Example sentenceInstead of fresh orange juice, we usually make it from concentrate.
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