concentrate
verb (concentrate, concentrates, concentrated, concentrating); noun (concentrate — a strong liquid, uncountable, e.g. orange concentrate); adjective: concentrated
Everyday
- To give all your attention and thinking to one thing (concentrate on your work). tree →
- To bring or gather many things or people into one place. tree →
- To make a liquid stronger by removing water. tree →
- Concentrate (noun): a strong form of a liquid that you add water to before using, like juice concentrate. tree →
In the lessons
At school it is used all the time: «Concentrate on your reading», «I can't concentrate with this noise». In health lessons, sleep, food, water and exercise help you concentrate. In science, a concentrated solution has a lot of dissolved substance in little water; a dilute one has more water. In safety: concentrate when crossing the road — no phone. Phrases: concentrate on, concentrate hard, lose concentration, concentrated juice.
Examples
- Please concentrate on your maths for ten minutes. tree →
- I can't concentrate when the TV is on. tree →
- Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing. tree →
- Most people in the country are concentrated in the big cities. tree →
- Mix one cup of orange concentrate with three cups of water. tree →
- Concentrate when you cross the road and put your phone away. tree →
- Salty sea water becomes more concentrated as it evaporates. tree →
Note
Stress: CON-cen-trate. Noun of the action: concentration (I lost my concentration). «Concentrate on», not «concentrate at». In science, «concentrated» is the opposite of «dilute» (watered down).
On Mova
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