con
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rate
Third Person
concentrates
Present Participle
concentrating
Past Tense
concentrated
Past Participle
concentrated
1
to focus one's all attention on something specific
- During the exam, it's crucial to concentrate on each question to ensure accurate answers.
- She tried to concentrate on her work, despite the distractions in the bustling coffee shop.
- The students were asked to concentrate during the lecture to grasp the complex concepts being explained.
- She concentrated on solving the math problem, blocking out the background noise in the classroom.
- We need to concentrate if we want to finish this project on time and with accuracy.
2
to focus all attention, effort, or resources on one central point or goal
transitive
- She decided to concentrate all her efforts on finishing the project by the deadline.
- The lenses concentrate sunlight to create heat for the solar panel.
- The company is concentrating its marketing budget on reaching younger audiences.
- The spotlight was concentrated on the speaker as they began their presentation.
- We need to concentrate our resources on customer service.
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3
to show or present something in a shorter, more focused way
transitive
- The author concentrated the novel’s themes into a few powerful sentences.
- The teacher concentrated the lesson into a brief overview for the class.
- He concentrated his argument into one strong point.
- She concentrated the main ideas of the book into a concise summary.
- The scientist concentrated the results into a single, easy-to-understand chart.
4
to bring people or things together in one place
transitive
- The event organizers concentrated all the volunteers in the main hall.
- The manager concentrated the team in the conference room for an important meeting.
- The teacher concentrated the students in the library for the study session.
- We decided to concentrate the items in one room to make packing easier.
5
to become stronger or more pure through removal of certain parts or elements
- The solution began to concentrate as the water evaporated.
- The mixture will concentrate over time as the chemicals react and remove impurities.
- The syrup concentrated as the heat caused the liquid to reduce and thicken.
- The oil will concentrate after the unwanted substances are filtered out.
- The chemical reaction caused the solution to concentrate, becoming denser.
6
to separate and remove unwanted materials like rock or sand from ore to make it purer
transitive
- The miners concentrated the ore by removing the surrounding rock.
- They used a special machine to concentrate the minerals and discard the sand.
- The company concentrated the ore to extract more valuable metals.
- After the ore was mined, it was concentrated to remove the excess dirt.
- The workers concentrated the iron ore by separating the sand and impurities.