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If someone or something is the c_____ of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention.The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting. nounA centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind .We went to a party at the leisure centre.She now also does pottery classes at a community centre....the National Exhibition Centre.If an area or town is a centre for an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there.London is also the major international insurance centre.The centre of something is the middle of it.A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room.Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre.The centre of a town or city is the part where there are the most shops and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop....the city centre.If something or someone is at the centre of a situation, they are the most important thing or person involved....the man at the centre of the controversy.At the centre of the inquiry has been concern for the pensioners involved.If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention.The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.In politics, the centre refers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing .The Democrats have become a party of the centre....the centre parties.verbIf you centre something, you move it so that it is at the centre of something else.Centre the design on the cloth before you start.combining formIf something centres or is centred on a particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention....a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation.All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel.When working with patients, my efforts are centred on helping them to overcome illness....a child-centred approach to teaching....patient-centred care.If an industry or event is centred in a place, or if it centres there, it takes place to the greatest extent there.Chinese restaurants have traditionally been centred around Chinatown.The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas.Between 100 and 150 travellers' vehicles were scattered around the county, with the largest gathering centred on Ampfield. B1

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centre centrescentringcentredmid-centred

query	If someone or something is the c_____ of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention. The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention. The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.
word	centre
full-definition	noun A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind . We went to a party at the leisure centre. She now also does pottery classes at a community centre. ...the National Exhibition Centre. If an area or town is a centre for an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there. London is also the major international insurance centre. The centre of something is the middle of it. A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room. Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre. The centre of a town or city is the part where there are the most shops and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop. ...the city centre. If something or someone is at the centre of a situation, they are the most important thing or person involved. ...the man at the centre of the controversy. At the centre of the inquiry has been concern for the pensioners involved. If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention. The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention. The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting. In politics, the centre refers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing . The Democrats have become a party of the centre. ...the centre parties. verb If you centre something, you move it so that it is at the centre of something else. Centre the design on the cloth before you start. combining form If something centres or is centred on a particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention. ...a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation. All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel. When working with patients, my efforts are centred on helping them to overcome illness. ...a child-centred approach to teaching. ...patient-centred care. If an industry or event is centred in a place, or if it centres there, it takes place to the greatest extent there. Chinese restaurants have traditionally been centred around Chinatown. The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas. Between 100 and 150 travellers' vehicles were scattered around the county, with the largest gathering centred on Ampfield.
inflections	centrescentringcentredmid-centred
cefr-level	B1

Centre Centred Attention People Lot Interest Giving Industry