"concentrate" meaning in English

See concentrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/ [UK], /ˈkɑn.sən.treɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-concentrate.wav [UK] Forms: concentrate [singular], concentrates [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A concentrate is a liquid such as juice or chemicals from which most of the water has been removed.
    Sense id: simple-concentrate-en-noun-R1M~YeUh

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/ [UK], /ˈkɑn.sən.treɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-concentrate.wav [UK] Forms: concentrate [canonical], concentrates [third-person, singular], concentrated [past], concentrated [past, participle], concentrating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|concentrat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.
    Sense id: simple-concentrate-en-verb-gmGHvYkn Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.
    Sense id: simple-concentrate-en-verb-ASvCckMk Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.
    Sense id: simple-concentrate-en-verb-7ydhDGtb Categories (other): Verbs
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