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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
concentrates, concentrating, concentrated |
| definition 1: |
When you concentrate on something, you give it all of your attention. When you are concentrating on something, you can't think about other things.
Max tried to concentrate on his homework, but it was hard when his little brother kept making noises like a dog.My mom asked us to be quiet for a bit so she could concentrate on her recipe. She didn't want to make any mistakes making her pie.- synonyms:
- focus
- similar words:
- attend, fasten on
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| definition 2: |
When you concentrate your attention on something, you give all of your attention to that one thing.
The teacher told us to concentrate our attention on what she was writing on the board.- synonyms:
- direct, focus
- similar words:
- aim, fasten, fix
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| definition 3: |
When you concentrate something, you make it stronger or more pure by taking away things that are not necessary to it.
If you boil this sauce for a long time, it will concentrate and get thick.- similar words:
- purify, reduce, refine, thicken
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| related words: |
compact, compress, crowd, huddle, meet |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A concentrate is something in concentrated form, such as a fruit juice concentrate. When people concentrate juice, much of the water that is naturally in the juice is taken away.
We don't have any fresh juice, but we have some concentrate in the freezer. You will need to add water to it.- synonyms:
- extract
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| derivations: |
concentrative (adj.), concentrator (n.) |
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