centre

1. 1.

   move into the center

   “That vase in the picture is not centered”

   Synonymscenter

   Broadermove

   United Kingdom

2. 2.

   direct one's attention on something

   “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

   Synonymsconcentratefocuscenterporerivet

   Broaderthink

   Narrowersteeprecallthinkzoom inlisten

   Canada · United Kingdom

Other forms of centre

plural

centres·

past tense

centred·

present participle

centring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about centre

What does centre mean?

centre means "a low-lying region in central France". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in centre?

centre has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈsɛntɚ/.

What is another word for centre?

Close synonyms include center, middle, heart, eye, center. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is centre a common word?

centre is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with centre?

3 words rhyme with centre. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.