center
/ˈsɛn.tɚ/ verb C1- To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area. · ????, Matthew Prior, Celia to Damon Thy joys are centred all in me alone.· He centered the heading of the document.
- To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- To give (something) a central basis.
- To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something). · The plot centers on the life of a working-class family.· The discussion centered around the recent issues.
- To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
He/she/it centers · Past centered · Past participle centered · -ing form centering
Verb forms
- Base form
- center
- He/she/it
- centers
- Past
- centered
- Past participle
- centered
- -ing form
- centering
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The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.
Baloo went down to the tank for a drink and Bagheera began to put his fur in order, as Kaa glided out into the center of the terrace and brought his jaws together with a ringing snap that drew all the monkeys’ eyes upon him.
And then the girls were around them and Anne was the center of a laughing, congratulating group.
The cubs tumbled over each other in the center of the circle where their mothers and fathers sat, and now and again a senior wolf would go quietly up to a cub, look at him carefully, and return to his place on noiseless feet.
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