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CONCENTRATE ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does concentrate on mean?
• CONCENTRATE ON (verb)
The verb CONCENTRATE ON has 1 sense:
1. center upon
Familiarity information: CONCENTRATE ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Center upon
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
center; center on; concentrate on; focus on; revolve about; revolve around
Context example:
Our day revolved around our work
Hypernyms (to "concentrate on" is one way to...):
bear on; come to; concern; have to do with; pertain; refer; relate; touch; touch on (be relevant to)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Context examples
Your partner may feel you’ve neglected your relationship to concentrate on your career, and now you can grow close again by having fun together, weaving a lasting memory of love.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Saturn is quite a taskmaster and expects you to concentrate on your career goals without distraction, almost at the exclusion of everything else.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Valentine’s Day is a private day meant to give you time to concentrate on the one you love—it is your enchanted evening.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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