centre round

centre round
phrasal verb centre around or centre round or centre on or centre upon [transitive]
Word forms "centre around":
present tense I/you/we/they centre around he/she/it centres around present participle centring around past tense centred around past participle centred around
1) centre round or centre on or centre upon if something centres around someone or something, or if you centre something around them, they are its main subject of attention or interest

The debate centred around the issue of finance.

2) centre round or centre on or centre upon
centre around something if something centres around a place, or if you centre something around it, it happens mainly there

The celebrations will all centre around the church.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • centre round something — ˈcentre around/on/round/upon sb/sth | ˈcentre sth around/on/round/upon sb/sth derived to be or make sb/sth become the person or thing around which most activity, etc. takes place • State occasions always centred around the king. • Discussions… …   Useful english dictionary

  • centre round — …   Useful english dictionary

  • centre around — centre around, centre round influenced by verbs of motion such as gather and move, is now a common construction for the meaning ‘to have (something) as a centre; to be mainly concerned with’, criticism on the grounds of illogicality… …   Modern English usage

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  • centre on — phrasal verb centre around or centre round or centre on or centre upon [transitive] Word forms centre around : present tense I/you/we/they centre around he/she/it centres around present participle centring around past tense centred around past… …   English dictionary

  • centre upon — phrasal verb centre around or centre round or centre on or centre upon [transitive] Word forms centre around : present tense I/you/we/they centre around he/she/it centres around present participle centring around past tense centred around past… …   English dictionary

  • centre — 1 BrE, center AmE noun 1 MIDDLE (C) the middle of a space, area, or object, especially the exact middle: Draw a line through the centre of the circle. | Tony only likes chocolates with soft centres. (+ of): There was an enormous oak table in the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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