concentrate
gb/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/ us/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1400
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
A2
action
1
Focus attention or mental effort
To give all your attention to one thing and not think about anything else.
استعمال کا انداز:
to concentrate on [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'concentrate' with 'focus' but use the wrong preposition; the correct phrase is 'concentrate on', not 'concentrate at' or 'concentrate in'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
focus (More common in everyday speech; often interchangeable.)
متضاد الفاظ
distract (Means to take attention away from something.)
لفظی تراکیب
concentrate hard
|concentrate fully
|concentrate on work
|concentrate on studies
|concentrate better
موضوعات
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B1
action
2
Make a substance stronger
To make a liquid stronger by taking water out of it.
استعمال کا انداز:
to concentrate [a liquid/substance]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'focus'; context usually makes the difference clear.
ہم معنی الفاظ
condense (Focuses more on reducing volume rather than increasing strength.)
متضاد الفاظ
dilute (Means to make a liquid weaker by adding more liquid, usually water.)
لفظی تراکیب
concentrate juice
|concentrate a solution
|concentrate flavor
موضوعات
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The factory concentrates orange juice for shipping.
- Boiling will concentrate the sauce's flavor.
- They concentrated the solution by evaporating the water.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- They concentrate fruit juice in the factory.
- Boiling will concentrate the soup.
- We can concentrate milk by removing water.
فعل
B2
action
3
Bring together in one place
To put people or things close together in one place.
استعمال کا انداز:
to concentrate [things/people] in [a place]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'focus' on an idea, but here it means physical gathering or grouping.
ہم معنی الفاظ
gather (A more general and less formal term for bringing together.)
متضاد الفاظ
disperse (Means to spread people or things apart over a larger area.)
لفظی تراکیب
concentrate troops
|concentrate resources
|concentrate efforts
موضوعات
geography
|military
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- They concentrate soldiers near the city.
- We must concentrate our work here.
- Shops are concentrated in the town center.
اسم
B1
entity
4
Substance with reduced liquid content
A liquid that has had water removed to make it stronger.
ہم معنی الفاظ
essence (Usually refers to flavoring substances, especially in cooking.)
متضاد الفاظ
dilution (A weaker form of a liquid after adding more liquid.)
لفظی تراکیب
orange juice concentrate
|tomato paste concentrate
موضوعات
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I buy juice concentrate from the store.
- Add water to the concentrate to make juice.
- We use tomato concentrate for cooking.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
concentrate
IPA
GB/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
US/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
con - cen - trate (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: concentrate
- Plural: concentrate, concentrates
Verb
- Base: concentrate
- 3rd Person Singular: concentrates
- Present Participle: concentrating
- Past: concentrated
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
concentrate on
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Focus attention on something specific
To give all your attention to something particular.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- This drink is made from frozen orange juice concentrate.
- They import orange juice concentrate from Brazil.