concentrate
gb/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/ us/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1400
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Focus attention or mental effort
To give all your attention to one thing and not think about anything else.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to concentrate on [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'concentrate' with 'focus' but use the wrong preposition; the correct phrase is 'concentrate on', not 'concentrate at' or 'concentrate in'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
focus (More common in everyday speech; often interchangeable.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
distract (Means to take attention away from something.)
పదకలయికలు
concentrate hard
|concentrate fully
|concentrate on work
|concentrate on studies
|concentrate better
విషయాలు
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I can't concentrate with all that noise outside.
- She needs to concentrate on her driving.
- He found it hard to concentrate after the long meeting.
- Please be quiet so I can concentrate on my homework.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I must concentrate on my homework.
- She cannot concentrate when the TV is on.
- He tries to concentrate in class.
- We need to concentrate during the test.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Make a substance stronger
To make a liquid stronger by taking water out of it.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to concentrate [a liquid/substance]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'focus'; context usually makes the difference clear.
పర్యాయపదాలు
condense (Focuses more on reducing volume rather than increasing strength.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
dilute (Means to make a liquid weaker by adding more liquid, usually water.)
పదకలయికలు
concentrate juice
|concentrate a solution
|concentrate flavor
విషయాలు
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The factory concentrates orange juice for shipping.
- Boiling will concentrate the sauce's flavor.
- They concentrated the solution by evaporating the water.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They concentrate fruit juice in the factory.
- Boiling will concentrate the soup.
- We can concentrate milk by removing water.
క్రియ
B2
action
3
Bring together in one place
To put people or things close together in one place.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to concentrate [things/people] in [a place]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'focus' on an idea, but here it means physical gathering or grouping.
పర్యాయపదాలు
gather (A more general and less formal term for bringing together.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
disperse (Means to spread people or things apart over a larger area.)
పదకలయికలు
concentrate troops
|concentrate resources
|concentrate efforts
విషయాలు
geography
|military
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The army concentrated its forces near the border.
- We should concentrate our efforts on this project.
- Factories are concentrated in the city's industrial zone.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They concentrate soldiers near the city.
- We must concentrate our work here.
- Shops are concentrated in the town center.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
4
Substance with reduced liquid content
A liquid that has had water removed to make it stronger.
పర్యాయపదాలు
essence (Usually refers to flavoring substances, especially in cooking.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
dilution (A weaker form of a liquid after adding more liquid.)
పదకలయికలు
orange juice concentrate
|tomato paste concentrate
విషయాలు
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The recipe calls for frozen orange juice concentrate.
- We added water to the concentrate before drinking it.
- This paint is made from a natural dye concentrate.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I buy juice concentrate from the store.
- Add water to the concentrate to make juice.
- We use tomato concentrate for cooking.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
concentrate
IPA
GB/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
US/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
con - cen - trate (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: concentrate
- Plural: concentrate, concentrates
Verb
- Base: concentrate
- 3rd Person Singular: concentrates
- Present Participle: concentrating
- Past: concentrated
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
concentrate on
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Focus attention on something specific
To give all your attention to something particular.
ఉదాహరణలు
- You need to concentrate on finishing your assignment.
- He is concentrating on learning Spanish right now.
concentrate one's efforts
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt wˈʌnz ˈɛfɚts/
fixed phrase
Focus energy on one goal
To put all your energy into doing one thing.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We should concentrate our efforts on improving customer service.
- They are concentrating their efforts on finding new investors.
orange juice concentrate
1/ˈɔɹɪnd͡ʒ d͡ʒˈus kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
fixed phrase
Orange juice with water removed
Orange juice that has had most of its water taken out so it is strong and easy to store.
ఉదాహరణలు
- This drink is made from frozen orange juice concentrate.
- They import orange juice concentrate from Brazil.