Concentrate
Concentrate verb - To increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances.
Hear and concentrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hear" instead a verb "Concentrate".
Hear
Hear verb - Listen and pay attention.
Usage example: We must hear the expert before we make a decision
Concentrate and hear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concentrate" instead a verb "Hear".
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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As a Funny Background Event, as Sherlock tries to concentrate again, you can hear Mycroft and John continuing to argue about it.
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Kyle XY can "concentrate" on one of his sense to supercharge it, being able to see in almost complete darkness or hear things hundreds of feet away through walls and the like.
Source: Super Senses -
Tim Hortons' Canadian executives had series of ads where one person would be talking about something important, and the other person doesn't hear a word because they were on the way to get an iced cappuccino and can't concentrate on anything else.
Source: The Power of Cheese
Cite this Source
Hear and Concentrate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/concentrate/hear
Concentrate & Hear. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/concentrate/hear>.
Hear or Concentrate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/concentrate/hear.
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