concentrate
gb/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/ us/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
A2
Ingles
~ 1400
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
A2
action
1
Focus attention or mental effort
To give all your attention to one thing and not think about anything else.
Padron ng paggamit:
to concentrate on [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'concentrate' with 'focus' but use the wrong preposition; the correct phrase is 'concentrate on', not 'concentrate at' or 'concentrate in'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
focus (More common in everyday speech; often interchangeable.)
Mga kasalungat
distract (Means to take attention away from something.)
Mga kolokasyon
concentrate hard
|concentrate fully
|concentrate on work
|concentrate on studies
|concentrate better
Mga tema
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
B1
action
2
Make a substance stronger
To make a liquid stronger by taking water out of it.
Padron ng paggamit:
to concentrate [a liquid/substance]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'focus'; context usually makes the difference clear.
Mga kasingkahulugan
condense (Focuses more on reducing volume rather than increasing strength.)
Mga kasalungat
dilute (Means to make a liquid weaker by adding more liquid, usually water.)
Mga kolokasyon
concentrate juice
|concentrate a solution
|concentrate flavor
Mga tema
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The factory concentrates orange juice for shipping.
- Boiling will concentrate the sauce's flavor.
- They concentrated the solution by evaporating the water.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They concentrate fruit juice in the factory.
- Boiling will concentrate the soup.
- We can concentrate milk by removing water.
Pandiwa
B2
action
3
Bring together in one place
To put people or things close together in one place.
Padron ng paggamit:
to concentrate [things/people] in [a place]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'focus' on an idea, but here it means physical gathering or grouping.
Mga kasingkahulugan
gather (A more general and less formal term for bringing together.)
Mga kasalungat
disperse (Means to spread people or things apart over a larger area.)
Mga kolokasyon
concentrate troops
|concentrate resources
|concentrate efforts
Mga tema
geography
|military
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They concentrate soldiers near the city.
- We must concentrate our work here.
- Shops are concentrated in the town center.
Pangngalan
B1
entity
4
Substance with reduced liquid content
A liquid that has had water removed to make it stronger.
Mga kasingkahulugan
essence (Usually refers to flavoring substances, especially in cooking.)
Mga kasalungat
dilution (A weaker form of a liquid after adding more liquid.)
Mga kolokasyon
orange juice concentrate
|tomato paste concentrate
Mga tema
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I buy juice concentrate from the store.
- Add water to the concentrate to make juice.
- We use tomato concentrate for cooking.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
concentrate
IPA
GB/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
US/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
Mga pantig at diin
con - cen - trate (3 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: concentrate
- Plural: concentrate, concentrates
Verb
- Base: concentrate
- 3rd Person Singular: concentrates
- Present Participle: concentrating
- Past: concentrated
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
concentrate on
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Focus attention on something specific
To give all your attention to something particular.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- This drink is made from frozen orange juice concentrate.
- They import orange juice concentrate from Brazil.