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Verb
S:
(v)
focus on
,
center on
,
revolve around
,
revolve about
,
concentrate on
,
center
(center upon)
"Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
refer
,
pertain
,
relate
,
concern
,
come to
,
bear on
,
touch
,
touch on
,
have to do with
(be relevant to)
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
center
[Related to:
center
] (the object upon which interest and attention focuses)
"his stories made him the center of the party"
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
W:
(n)
centering
[Related to:
center
] (the concentration of attention or energy on something)
"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
sentence frame
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
[Applies to
center
] Something is ----ing PP
[Applies to
center
] Somebody ----s PP
S:
(v)
center on
(have as a center)
"The region centers on Charleston"