concentrate
verb (used with object)
to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus.
is concentrating
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present progressiveof concentrate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For now, Woods is concentrating on her career and cheering on her New York Knicks star husband.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The story is still being written, but power is concentrating in these two poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The coach said yes but Allen is concentrating on football until Carson’s season ends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Everyone is concentrating on social media, and I think it’s overrated.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
In Auvers, Vincent is concentrating mostly on portraits, painting Adeline Ravoux, the daughter of his innkeeper, and Gachet’s daughter, Marguerite, playing the piano.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
