CENTRE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of centre in English centrenoun [ C ] UK (US center) uk /ˈsen.tər/ us /ˈsen.t̬ɚ/

centre noun [C] (MIDDLE)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 the middle point or part: There was a large table in the centre of the room.town centre There is a regular bus service between the castle and the town centre.  centre of attention C2 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

• They've got a fabulous apartment in the centre of Paris.
• Make a fold across the centre of the card.
• I love those chocolates with the caramel centres.
• Is that cake cooked properly in the centre?
• Try to hit the centre of the target.

Centres of objects

• at the core of something
• at the heart of something
• bowel
• central
• centrality
• core
• hub
• in the middle
• inner ring
• innermost
• interiority
• interiorly
• median
• medianly
• mesad
• mesial
• mesially
• mid
• on the inside idiom
• the bowels of something idiom

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centre noun [C] (PLACE)

A2 a place or building, especially one where a particular activity happens: a sports/leisure/health centre a garden/shopping centrecentre of excellence Grants will be given to establish centres of excellence (= places where a particular activity is done extremely well) in this field of research.

• The centre provides expert advice for people with financial problems.
• He's gone down to the health centre to collect his prescriptions.
• He works in a sports centre instructing people in the use of the gym equipment.
• In the refugee centres we saw many children whose stomachs were distended because of lack of food.
• Have you seen the designs for the new shopping centre?

Public buildings

• agora
• art gallery
• basilica
• bathhouse
• chancellery
• fellowship hall
• foundation stone
• gallery
• guildhall
• hall
• museum
• office building
• pavilion
• public library
• reference library
• register office
• teardown
• thermal bath
• town hall
• ziggurat

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centre noun [C] (PLAYER POSITION)

in team sports including rugby, basketball, and netball, a player who plays mainly in the middle part of the playing area, or this position in a team: With access to more of the court than any other player, a centre can have a huge influence on a netball game.at centre Johnson can play at centre or second-row. See also centre half centre forward in American football, a player who plays in the middle of the line: He played nearly 60 games at centre and linebacker.

• The Northampton centre scored a crucial try 15 minutes from time.
• The Wasps centre played a crucial part in the victory.
• The 5'11" centre was named California high school basketball player of the year.

American football

• attempt
• audibilize
• back judge
• blitz
• blocker
• bootleg
• dime
• flare
• flea-flicker
• formation
• forward pass
• forward progress
• free play
• play clock
• point after
• pulling blocker
• pump-fake
• punt
• return specialist
• turnover

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centre noun [C] (PLAYING AREA)

in baseball, the central part of the outfield (= the part of the field that is the longest distance away from the batter): That would give us our best defensive outfield, with great coverage in centre. Synonym centre field in sports including football, hockey, and ice hockey, the area in the middle of the playing area, at an equal distance between the two goals: I can play in the centre, on the right, and occasionally on the left side. Synonym centre field

• Adams ran down the left and picked out Foreman in the centre.
• A corner from the same side found Weir unmarked in the centre.

Baseball & rounders

• 1-2-3 inning
• ahead
• alley
• around the horn idiom
• at bat
• curve
• grand slam
• hit the ball out of the park idiom
• hitting coach
• home stand
• horsehide
• hot corner
• line (someone) up phrasal verb
• sac
• slogger
• slow-pitch softball
• slugger
• slugging percentage
• solo
• stretch

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centre noun [C] (IN POLITICS)

C2 [ S ] in politics, the people in a group who hold opinions that are not extreme but are between two opposites: left of centre His political views are known to be left of centre.right of centre She is considered to be too right of centre to win the nomination. a centre left party Political movements & groups

• accelerationism
• accelerationist
• agrarianism
• alt-right
• ANC
• awkward
• balkanization
• balkanize
• balkanized
• left-winger
• leftism
• leftist
• leftward
• lefty
• sectarianism
• segregationist
• Sinn Féin
• sovereign citizen
• Sovietism
• the awkward gang idiom

See more results » centreverb UK (US center) uk /ˈsen.tər/ us /ˈsen.t̬ɚ/ [ T ] to put something in the middle of an area: Centre (= put at equal distances from the left and right sides of the page) all the headings in this document. [ I or T ] in football, to kick the ball across the playing area to another player in front of the goal: Saka unselfishly centred for James to tap home. She drifted past the defender and centred the ball but there was no one in the penalty box. Centres of objects

• at the core of something
• at the heart of something
• bowel
• central
• centrality
• core
• hub
• in the middle
• inner ring
• innermost
• interiority
• interiorly
• median
• medianly
• mesad
• mesial
• mesially
• mid
• on the inside idiom
• the bowels of something idiom

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Football/soccer

Phrasal verb

centre around/on something (Definition of centre from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

centre | Business English

centrenoun [ C ] UK ( US center) uk /ˈsentər/ us Add to word list Add to word list a building, office, etc. that is used for a particular business or activity: a conference centre The retailer has a customer service centre in Dundee and distribution centres in Dundee and Livingston. an area, city, or country which is known for a particular business or activity and where a lot of business, etc. takes place: centre for sth Hong Kong has long been recognized as a centre for the production of jade jewellery.commercial/financial/industrial centre Dubai is acknowledged to be the commercial centre of the Middle East. especially UK 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.

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assessment centre business advice centre business centre buying centre call centre civic centre contact centre cost centre data centre distribution centre enterprise centre exhibition centre job centre money centre profit centre service centre shopping centre (Definition of centre from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of centre?

Translations of centre

in Chinese (Traditional) 中間, 中心點, 中心，中央… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 中间, 中心点, 中心，中央… See more in Spanish centro, centro [masculine], centrar… See more in Portuguese centro, (esportivo, de música… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian केंद्रस्थान, केंद्र, मध्य… See more 中心（部分）, （施設としての）センター, 中心（ちゅうしん）… See more ortası, merkezi, merkez… See more centre [masculine], centrer, centre… See more centre… See more middelpunt, centrum, In het midden plaatsen/zijn… See more குறிப்பிட்ட ஒன்றின் நடுப்புள்ளி அல்லது பகுதி, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட செயல்பாடு நடக்கக்கூடிய இடம், குறிப்பாக ஒரு இடம் அல்லது கட்டிடம்… See more बीचोंबीच, केंद्र, ऐसा स्थान या भवन… See more કેન્દ્ર, વચ્ચે, મથક… See more midte, midtpunkt, centrum… See more centrum, center, medelpunkt… See more bahagian tengah, pusat, tertumpu… See more der Mittelpunkt, das Zentrum, in den Mittelpunkt stellen… See more sentrum [neuter], sette midt på, midte… See more مرکز, مرکز(کسی خاص کام کےلئے خصوصی جگہ), درمیانہ معتدل… See more центр, середина, те… See more మద్యలో, కేంద్రం, ఒక రకం కార్యకలాపాలు జరిగే చోటు లేక భవనము… See more মাঝখান, কেন্দ্রবিন্দু অথবা অংশবিশেষ, কোনো একটি স্থান অথবা ইমারত যেখানে নির্দিষ্ট কোনো কাজকর্ম করা হয়… See more střed, centrum, středisko… See more titik pusat, pusat, berada di tengah… See more ศูนย์กลาง, ศูนย์เฉพาะกิจ, ศูนย์รวมความสนใจ… See more trung tâm, điểm mấu chốt, đặt vào trung tâm… See more środek, centrum, umieszczać na lub w środku… See more 중심, 특정 시설… See more centro, centrare, essere al centro… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of centre

• call centre
• centre back
• centre half
• centre line
• centre spot
• city centre
• cost centre

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• centre around/on something phrasal verb

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• centre of attention phrase
• take centre stage phrase
• take centre stage idiom
• be at the centre of something phrase
• the centre of attention phrase
• right, left, and centre idiom

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  • Noun 
    • centre (MIDDLE)
    • centre of attention
    • be at the centre of something
    • centre (PLACE)
    • centre (PLAYER POSITION)
    • centre (PLAYING AREA)
    • centre (IN POLITICS)
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    • centre
    • the centre

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