Collocations for concentrate - verb
ADVERB
hard,
intensely (esp. AmE),
intently
(esp. BrE)
She was sitting at her desk concentrating hard.
She was sitting at her desk concentrating hard.
fully,
properly
I was tired and couldn't concentrate properly.
I was tired and couldn't concentrate properly.
mainly,
mostly,
predominantly,
primarily
particularly
entirely, exclusively, purely, solely
particularly
entirely, exclusively, purely, solely
VERB + concentrate
be unable to,
cannot
I tried to work but I found I couldn't concentrate.
I tried to work but I found I couldn't concentrate.
be difficult to,
be hard to,
be impossible to
tend to
Banks tend to concentrate on short-term lending.
tend to
Banks tend to concentrate on short-term lending.
try to
Concentrate is used with these nouns as the object:
attention, effort, energy, mind, wealth
attention, effort, energy, mind, wealth