centre upon

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 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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