Search results
the person or thing that everyone is most interested in and pays most attention to: She's the centre of attention everywhere she goes. See more. be at the centre of something. to be most involved or most important in a situation: Mark was at the centre of the argument. See more. Fewer examples.
A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind. We went to a party at the leisure centre. She now also does pottery classes at a community centre. ...the National Exhibition Centre. 2. countable noun.
the middle point or part: She stood in the center of the stage. politics & government. In politics, the center is a set of opinions that are not extreme. In some sports, esp. football and basketball, a center on a team is a player whose position is between other players or in the center.
the main part of a town or city, where most of its offices, stores, etc. are: town/city centre Most commuters travel into the city centre by public transport. the centre. the central department in a company or organization: For the immediate future, the Sydney branch will be run from the centre.
noun. geometry. the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface. the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act, such as the centre of gravity.
Definition of centre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · cen· tre. ˈsent-ər. chiefly British variant of center. Medical Definition. centre. chiefly British variant of center. More from Merriam-Webster on centre.
centre. Other forms: centres; centred; centring. Definitions of centre. noun. an area that is approximately central within some larger region. synonyms: center, eye, heart, middle. see more. noun. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. synonyms: center, midpoint. see more. noun.
Definition of centre in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
centre. [intransitive, transitive] to be the person or thing around which most activity takes place; to make somebody/something the central person or thing. centre around/round somebody/something State occasions always centred around the king.
