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centre

/ˈsɛntər/ /ˈsɛntə/
verb Regular verbcentre centred
  1. 1 odaklanmak
  2. 2 merkezlemek, merkezinde olmak

Definition (English)

  1. To have something as the main subject or focus.
  2. To gather or converge at a central point.

Example Sentences

  1. The discussion will centre on the economy.
    Tartışma ekonomi üzerine odaklanacak.
  2. All the roads centre on the capital city.
    Tüm yollar başkente merkezleniyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base centre
/ˈsɛntər/
Past centred
/ˈsɛntərd/
Participle centred
/ˈsɛntərd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dcentre → centred

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. centred /ˈsɛntərd/

Synonyms

focusconcentrateemphasizehighlighttargetbaseanchor

Antonyms

ignoreneglectdisregard

Collocations

centre oncentre aroundcentre attentioncentre stagecentre of interestcentre of attention

Related Words

subjecttopicattentiondiscussionmain ideatheme

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