centre
/ˈsɛntər/
noun
- The middle point or part of something.
- The table was placed in the centre of the room.
- The city centre is busy with shops and restaurants.
- Draw a small dot at the centre of the circle.
- A place or building where a particular activity or service is focused.
- The new community centre offers classes in art and music.
- She works at a research centre studying ocean life.
- The shopping centre has over 100 stores.
- The point of greatest importance or attention.
- She loves being the centre of attention at parties.
- The scandal was the centre of media coverage for weeks.
- The environment is at the centre of the government's new policy.
- A political position that is moderate, between left and right.
- He describes himself as a centrist, favoring policies from the centre.
- The party's platform appeals to voters in the political centre.
- The debate moved toward the centre as both sides compromised.
adjective
- Located in the middle; central.
- We sat in the centre section of the theater.
- The centre aisle of the church was lined with flowers.
- The centre point of the map is marked with a star.
verb
- To place something in the middle of an area.
- Please centre the picture on the wall.
- She centred the text on the page before printing.
- The designer centred the logo at the top of the website.
- To focus or concentrate on a particular thing.
- The discussion centred around the need for better schools.
- His life centres on his family and his work.
- The story centres on a young girl who discovers a hidden world.
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