Meaning of "concentrate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONCENTRATE

Back formation from concentration, ultimately from Latin com- same + centrumcentre.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONCENTRATE

concentrate  [ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCENTRATE

Concentrate is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb concentrate in English.

WHAT DOES CONCENTRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Concentrate

A concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component removed. Typically this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension, such as the removal of water from fruit juice. One benefit of producing a concentrate is that of a reduction in weight and volume for transportation as the concentrate can be reconstituted at the time of usage by the addition of the solvent.

Definition of concentrate in the English dictionary

The first definition of concentrate in the dictionary is to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim. Other definition of concentrate is to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution. Concentrate is also to remove rock or sand from to make it purer.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONCENTRATE

PRESENT

Present

I concentrate

you concentrate

he/she/it concentrates

we concentrate

you concentrate

they concentrate

Present continuous

I am concentrating

you are concentrating

he/she/it is concentrating

we are concentrating

you are concentrating

they are concentrating

Present perfect

I have concentrated

you have concentrated

he/she/it has concentrated

we have concentrated

you have concentrated

they have concentrated

Present perfect continuous

I have been concentrating

you have been concentrating

he/she/it has been concentrating

we have been concentrating

you have been concentrating

they have been concentrating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I concentrated

you concentrated

he/she/it concentrated

we concentrated

you concentrated

they concentrated

Past continuous

I was concentrating

you were concentrating

he/she/it was concentrating

we were concentrating

you were concentrating

they were concentrating

Past perfect

I had concentrated

you had concentrated

he/she/it had concentrated

we had concentrated

you had concentrated

they had concentrated

Past perfect continuous

I had been concentrating

you had been concentrating

he/she/it had been concentrating

we had been concentrating

you had been concentrating

they had been concentrating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will concentrate

you will concentrate

he/she/it will concentrate

we will concentrate

you will concentrate

they will concentrate

Future continuous

I will be concentrating

you will be concentrating

he/she/it will be concentrating

we will be concentrating

you will be concentrating

they will be concentrating

Future perfect

I will have concentrated

you will have concentrated

he/she/it will have concentrated

we will have concentrated

you will have concentrated

they will have concentrated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been concentrating

you will have been concentrating

he/she/it will have been concentrating

we will have been concentrating

you will have been concentrating

they will have been concentrating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would concentrate

you would concentrate

he/she/it would concentrate

we would concentrate

you would concentrate

they would concentrate

Conditional continuous

I would be concentrating

you would be concentrating

he/she/it would be concentrating

we would be concentrating

you would be concentrating

they would be concentrating

Conditional perfect

I would have concentrate

you would have concentrate

he/she/it would have concentrate

we would have concentrate

you would have concentrate

they would have concentrate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been concentrating

you would have been concentrating

he/she/it would have been concentrating

we would have been concentrating

you would have been concentrating

they would have been concentrating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you concentrate
we let´s concentrate
you concentrate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to concentrate

Past participle

concentrated

Present Participle

concentrating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONCENTRATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «concentrate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of concentrate

accumulate · bring to bear · centre · cluster · collect · congregate · converge · focus · gather

TRANSLATION OF CONCENTRATE

Find out the translation of concentrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of concentrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «concentrate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 集中
• Translator English - Spanish: concentrarse
• English: concentrate
• Translator English - Hindi: ध्यान केंद्रित
• Translator English - Arabic: يُرَكِّزُ
• Translator English - Russian: концентрировать
• Translator English - Portuguese: concentrar-se
• Translator English - Bengali: ঘনীভূত করা
• Translator English - French: se concentrer
• Translator English - Malay: Menumpukan perhatian
• Translator English - German: konzentrieren (sich)
• Translator English - Japanese: 集中する
• Translator English - Korean: 집중하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Konsentrasi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tập trung
• Translator English - Tamil: கவனம் செலுத்த
• Translator English - Marathi: लक्ष केंद्रित
• Translator English - Turkish: yoğunlaşmak
• Translator English - Italian: concentrarsi
• Translator English - Polish: skoncentrować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: концентруватися
• Translator English - Romanian: a se concentra
• Translator English - Greek: συγκεντρώνομαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: konsentreer
• Translator English - Swedish: koncentrera
• Translator English - Norwegian: konsentrere (seg)

10 QUOTES WITH «CONCENTRATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word concentrate.

1

Alvar Aalto

We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city.

2

Cecelia Ahern

We have a tendency to put ourselves last, we concentrate on everything else; work, friends, family, home issues, but we ignore the deeper stuff until it becomes so compressed that it can explode.

3

Jamie Bamber

The problem with the treadmill is I just don't know what to do in my head. You either stare at the mirror or concentrate on the TV. It makes me ill because I can't relax on a treadmill.

4

Ferdinand Christian Baur

It was my study of the two Corinthian letters that first caused me to concentrate my attention more directly on the relation of the apostle Paul to the older apostles.

5

Beck

You can't meditate on walking or certain human habits. You concentrate too much on the way you walk, and you'll start walking pretty weird.

6

Ross Bleckner

I like my surroundings to be pretty spare and severe. It helps me to concentrate on my work. All I ever do here is go from my studio to my bedroom. Everything else is extraneous. I never entertain, because to me, New York is about meeting people in public spaces, absorbing a little bit of their energy.

7

Andrew Bogut

This is my job and I respect it enough to concentrate on it.

8

Ewen Bremner

If I watch something, I want to be wondering what is going to happen next; I want to be engaged in a way that makes me ask questions and think about how I can relate myself to the characters and the issues that are there. But if it's just fluff, and everything is spelt out, I find it difficult to concentrate.

9

Bill Callahan

I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the encompassing 'Smog.'

10

Andrew Carnegie

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCENTRATE»

Discover the use of concentrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to concentrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Public Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Public Law Concentrate is written and designed to help you succeed.

Colin Faragher, 2013

Just How to Concentrate

1923 "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." Chapter Headings: Appled Concentration; Memory Drills; Just How to Concentrate; Concentration & Poise; the Right Pull.

Elizabeth Towne, 1971

Evidence Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Including revision tips and advice for extra marks, alongside a thorough and focussed breakdown of the key topics and cases, this guide will help you to get the most out of your revision and to maximise your performance in exams.

Maureen Spencer, John Spencer, 2012

Commercial Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Including revision tips and advice for extra marks, alongside a thorough and focussed breakdown of the key topics and cases, this guide will help you to get the most out of your revision and to maximise your performance in exams.

Eric Baskind, 2012

Contract Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Contract Law Concentrate is a high quality revision guide which covers the key topics found on undergraduate courses. A number of pedagogical features help with the preparation for exams and suggest ways to improve marks.

Jill Poole, 2013

Library Juice Concentrate

The aim of the essays in Library Juice Concentrate is to provoke original thought and to encourage newcomers in the field to participate in professional discourse with confidence and with attention to the intellectual and political ...

Rory Litwin, 2010

Human Rights Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Including revision tips and advice for extra marks, alongside a thorough and focussed breakdown of the key topics and cases, this guide will help you to get the most out of your revision and to maximise your performance in exams.

Bernadette Rainey, 2012

Equity & Trusts Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Including revision tips and advice for extra marks, alongside a thorough and focussed breakdown of the key topics and cases, this guide will help you to get the most out of your revision and to maximise your performance in exams.

Iain McDonald, Anne Street, 2013

Business Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide

Including revision tips and advice for extra marks, alongside a thorough and focussed breakdown of the key topics and cases, this guide will help you to get the most out of your revision and to maximise your performance in exams.

James Marson, 2013

Desalination Concentrate Management

This book examines five methods used for concentrate management, namely; disposal to surface water, disposal to sewerage, deep well injection, land applications and evaporation ponds.

Bradley Ladewig, Benjamin Asquith, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCENTRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term concentrate is used in the context of the following news items.

Jolla cuts hardware biz loose to concentrate on Sailfish licensing

Hardware and software outfit Jolla is to give up making hardware, with that part of the business set to be taken on by a new, ... «The Register, Jul 15»

Heat-Wrapping Wearable Mesh – This Silver Mesh Lets Users …

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Supply of quality copper concentrate shrinks

Supply of high quality copper concentrate shrank more than expected in the first half of this year due to output delays in top miner Chile, ... «Mineweb, Jul 15»

Massa: 'Hamilton didn't concentrate in 2011′

British Grand Prix – Williams' Felipe Massa says that he feels Lewis Hamilton was not at his best in 2011. Massa & Hamilton were both in ... «FormulaSpy.com, Jul 15»

Mariners notebook: Suspension over, Rollins looks to concentrate …

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager fouls off a pitch from Oakland Athletics pitcher Tyler Clippard in the ninth inning Saturday in ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»

RPT-Supply of quality copper concentrate shrinks, sows seeds of …

(Repeats to additional subscribers, no changes to text). * Flooding stalled mining in Chile. * Hit production of quality copper concentrate. «Reuters, Jul 15»

Hurricanes concentrate on basics to end drought

The Wellington Hurricanes will adhere to their clinically efficient game plan and not allow the death of Jerry Collins or impending departure of ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»

Orphan Black Season 4: plot for next season to concentrate on the …

With the season 3 of 'Orphan Black' ending on a very satisfying note, there is only one plot line the next season could pursue, the path of the ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»

Fishing Report: Concentrate on creeks and rivers

Fishing Report: THE offshore forecast for this weekend is not looking too good for the Bundaberg area, so you'll have to concentrate on fishing ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Jul 15»

Should a firm concentrate content-creation staff in one standalone …

Should a firm concentrate content-creation staff in one standalone unit? Added 12 hours ago by Christine Bridger, Paula Cavagnaro , Be the first to comment ... «PR Week, Jul 15»