concentrated

concentrated
adj.
1 of your attention
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ fully, totally
▪

Kate sat up, her attention now totally concentrated.

2 of a substance
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ highly, very
▪

The liquid is found in a highly concentrated form.

3 found in one place
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ heavily, highly, particularly, very
▪ increasingly
▪ largely, mainly, mostly, overwhelmingly, primarily
▪ disproportionately
▪

These jobs are disproportionately concentrated in the service sector.

▪ geographically
▪

The immigrant community is strongly concentrated geographically.

PREPOSITION
▪ at, in
▪

Most of the country's industry is concentrated in the north.

▪ within
▪

Childbearing is concentrated within the first decade of married life.

Concentrated is used with these nouns: ↑acid, ↑effort, ↑juice, ↑solution

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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