What part of speech is centre?

Centre can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. centre is a verb, present, 1st person singular of centre (infinitive).
  • 2. centre is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. centre is a noun, singular of Centres.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does centre mean?

Definitions

Verb

centre - To be placed in a center; to be central.
centre - To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center.
centre - To place or fix in the center or on a central point.
centre - To collect to a point; to concentrate.
centre - To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

Noun

Centre - a low-lying region in central France
centre - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
centre - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
centre - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
centre - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
centre - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
centre - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

Examples of centre

#   Sentence  
1. noun They had been drinking at a pub called the Midnight - the centre of the heavy metal scene in Milan - and they never came home.
2. noun The centre of the falls is known locally as ‘Garganta Del Diablo’ (The Devil’s Throat), where the huge volume of water sends a constant mist of spray into the air.
3. noun There would be four of us so we would probably be looking at 2 twin rooms for Rs1000, close to the centre of these cities.
4. noun More than a tourist centre.
5. noun We have since moved slightly further away from the centre but it's worth the extra travel, as the care provided exceeds our expectations... especially after a few horrendous daycare experiences elsewhere.
6. noun New training Centre is excellent.
7. noun Who do you think is the best centre in the NBA?
8. noun The line of cars stretched all the way from the expressway to the city centre.
9. noun I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
10. noun A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel-chair.
11. noun At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
12. noun Market Square is the historic centre of the city.
13. noun There's a splendid park in the centre of the town.
14. noun Rynok Square is the historic centre of the city.
15. noun There are no buses and there isn't a sports centre.
16. verb This blog covers topics that centre on information infrastructure.
17. verb Winston's new documentary is the first to centre around the politics of the Obama administration.
Sentence  
noun
They had been drinking at a pub called the Midnight - the centre of the heavy metal scene in Milan - and they never came home.
The centre of the falls is known locally as ‘Garganta Del Diablo’ (The Devil’s Throat), where the huge volume of water sends a constant mist of spray into the air.
There would be four of us so we would probably be looking at 2 twin rooms for Rs1000, close to the centre of these cities.
More than a tourist centre.
We have since moved slightly further away from the centre but it's worth the extra travel, as the care provided exceeds our expectations... especially after a few horrendous daycare experiences elsewhere.
New training Centre is excellent.
Who do you think is the best centre in the NBA?
The line of cars stretched all the way from the expressway to the city centre.
I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel-chair.
At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
Market Square is the historic centre of the city.
There's a splendid park in the centre of the town.
Rynok Square is the historic centre of the city.
There are no buses and there isn't a sports centre.
verb
This blog covers topics that centre on information infrastructure.
Winston's new documentary is the first to centre around the politics of the Obama administration.

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