concentre

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concentre

(kɒnˈsɛntə) or

concenter

vb
to converge or cause to converge on a common centre; concentrate
[C16: from French concentrer; see concentrate]
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concentre


Past participle: concentred
Gerund: concentring

Imperative
concentre
concentre
Present
I concentre
you concentre
he/she/it concentres
we concentre
you concentre
they concentre
Preterite
I concentred
you concentred
he/she/it concentred
we concentred
you concentred
they concentred
Present Continuous
I am concentring
you are concentring
he/she/it is concentring
we are concentring
you are concentring
they are concentring
Present Perfect
I have concentred
you have concentred
he/she/it has concentred
we have concentred
you have concentred
they have concentred
Past Continuous
I was concentring
you were concentring
he/she/it was concentring
we were concentring
you were concentring
they were concentring
Past Perfect
I had concentred
you had concentred
he/she/it had concentred
we had concentred
you had concentred
they had concentred
Future
I will concentre
you will concentre
he/she/it will concentre
we will concentre
you will concentre
they will concentre
Future Perfect
I will have concentred
you will have concentred
he/she/it will have concentred
we will have concentred
you will have concentred
they will have concentred
Future Continuous
I will be concentring
you will be concentring
he/she/it will be concentring
we will be concentring
you will be concentring
they will be concentring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been concentring
you have been concentring
he/she/it has been concentring
we have been concentring
you have been concentring
they have been concentring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been concentring
you will have been concentring
he/she/it will have been concentring
we will have been concentring
you will have been concentring
they will have been concentring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been concentring
you had been concentring
he/she/it had been concentring
we had been concentring
you had been concentring
they had been concentring
Conditional
I would concentre
you would concentre
he/she/it would concentre
we would concentre
you would concentre
they would concentre
Past Conditional
I would have concentred
you would have concentred
he/she/it would have concentred
we would have concentred
you would have concentred
they would have concentred
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.concentre - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
align, aline, adjust, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
refocus - focus anew; "The group needs to refocus its goals"
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References in classic literature ?
Terrestrial Heav'n, danc't round by other Heav'ns That shine, yet bear thir bright officious Lamps, Light above Light, for thee alone, as seems, In thee concentring all thir precious beams Of sacred influence: As God in Heav'n Is Center, yet extends to all, so thou Centring receav'st from all those Orbs; in thee, Not in themselves, all thir known vertue appeers Productive in Herb, Plant, and nobler birth Of Creatures animate with gradual life Of Growth, Sense, Reason, all summ'd up in Man.