concentrating

4 definitions • 7 examples

present participle of

to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem:

Come on, concentrate! We don't have all day to do this.

I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise.

I find running concentrates the mind (= helps me to think).

I'm going to concentrate on my writing for a while.

The company is concentrating (its resources) on developing new products.

to bring or come together in a large number or amount in one particular area:

Most of the country's population is concentrated in the north.

In the dry season, the animals tend to concentrate in the areas where there is water.

to make a liquid or substance stronger and reduce its size by removing water from it