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Webster 1913 Edition
Centre
{
Cen′ter
,Cen′tre
}Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Centered
or Centred
(sĕn′tẽrd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Centering
or Centring
.] 1.
To be placed in a center; to be central.
2.
To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center.
Where there is no visible truth wherein to
center
, error is as wide as men’s fancies. Dr. H. More.
Our hopes must
center
in ourselves alone. Dryden.
{
, Cen′ter
,Cen′tre
}Verb.
T.
1.
To place or fix in the center or on a central point.
Milton.
2.
To collect to a point; to concentrate.
Thy joys are
centered
all in me alone. Prior.
3.
(Mech.)
To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Definition 2024
Centre
centre
centre
English
Noun
centre (plural centres)
- (British, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center
Derived terms
Verb
centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring or centreing, simple past and past participle centred)
- (British, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”)
Noun
centre m (plural centres)
- center (point in the interior of a circle)
- center (middle portion of something)
- center (place where some function or activity occurs)
- center (topic that is particularly important)
- downtown (business center of a city)
Derived terms
- centrar
- centre comercial
- centre de gravitat
- centre de massa
Related terms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃tʁ/
Noun
centre m (plural centres)
- centre, center
- (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area
Derived terms
- centre commercial
- centre-ville
- Centre-Val de Loire
Related terms
Anagrams
Lojban
Etymology
Brivla
centre
- m1=c1 is m2=c2 centimeter(s) / hundredth(s) of a meter [metric unit] in length (default 1) measured in direction m3=c3 by standard x4=m3.
Usage notes
- The Lojban word centre resembles the English one in spelling (but not pronunciation), and is therefore a false friend. Instead, the latter term translates to the gismu midju.
See also
- miltre
- ki'otre
Portuguese
Verb
centre
- first-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of centrar
- first-person singular imperative of centrar
- third-person singular imperative of centrar
Spanish
Verb
centre