How Do You Spell CENTRE?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛntə] (IPA)

The word "centre" can be spelled differently depending on the variant of English being used. In British English, "centre" is the correct spelling, while in American English, "center" is preferred. The IPA phonetic transcription of this word is /ˈsɛn.tər/, with stress on the first syllable. The "e" in the second syllable is pronounced as a short "uh" sound. It is important to note the spelling differences to ensure proper communication in international contexts.

CENTRE Meaning and Definition

1. Centre, also spelled as center, is a noun that refers to the point or place that is located at an equal distance from all the edges or boundaries of a specific object or space. It is an essential concept in geometry, as it represents the middle or focal point around which all other points, lines, or objects are arranged or oriented symmetrically. In addition to its geometric significance, centre can have various meanings depending on the context.

   In sports, the centre is a crucial position that typically holds a pivotal role in the team's strategy, providing a link between offensive and defensive maneuvers. This term is frequently used in hockey, basketball, and football, where the centre is responsible for initiating plays, distributing the ball, or leading the team's attack.

   Centre can also denote the main or central point of an organization, institution, or activity, often referred to as the headquarters or hub. This can include government centers, research centers, or cultural centers. Furthermore, centre can indicate a place of community gathering, such as a shopping center or community center, where various facilities, services, or amenities are concentrated for the convenience and interaction of individuals.

   Moreover, centre can pertain to a specific focus or main topic in discussions or debates, representing the core issue under consideration. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is the focus of attention or admiration, symbolizing their importance or prominence in a particular context.

2. Center.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. • The middle point or place.

   • To place on the middle point; to collect to one point; to settle exclusively on one object; to rest on.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for CENTRE *

• cnetre 19.9367088%
• cente 3.1645569%
• centure 1.2658227%
• centra 0.6329113%
• cenetr 0.3164556%
• centrie 0.3164556%
• cetnre 0.949367%
• cntre 0.949367%
• cenre 0.949367%
• centr 0.949367%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for CENTRE

• cetre
• cenury
• sentre
• centrer
• sentrie
• entrey
• centry
• venutre
• centerer
• centiry
• countre
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• centyry
• entra
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• genture
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• centuru
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• gendre
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• ientire
• centeres
• sentce
• senure
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• centarl
• cntr
• sentae
• ceature
• centerv
• entr
• centro
• centerel
• dentry
• sentr
• zestre

Etymology of CENTRE

The word centre comes from the Old French term centere, which was derived from the Latin word centrum. In Latin, centrum referred to the central point of a circle or the center of a target. It was used in mathematics and geometry to describe the midpoint or middle point. This Latin term, in turn, has its roots in the Ancient Greek word kéntron, which had a similar meaning. The English word center eventually evolved from the Old French centere and has the same etymological origin as centre.

Idioms with the word CENTRE

• take centre stage To "take centre stage" means to become the most important or prominent figure or element in a situation or event. It refers to someone or something that captures the attention and focus of others, often surpassing others in significance or influence. It can also refer to being the main focus of a performance or event, holding a central position.
• right, left, and centre The idiom "right, left, and centre" means being attacked or overwhelmed from all directions or from every possible angle. It refers to a situation where multiple forces, influences, or actions are being directed towards someone or something without any respite.
• right and left, at right, left, and centre The idiom "right and left, at right, left, and center" means everywhere or constantly, without any discrimination or restraint. It refers to something or someone happening or appearing in numerous places or situations simultaneously or excessively. It suggests that the subject is extensively and abundantly present, often in an overwhelming manner.
• left, right and centre The idiom "left, right and centre" means everywhere or from all directions or sources. It implies that something is happening or being done without any restrictions or limitations, usually in a widespread or chaotic manner.
• be/take centre stage The idiom "be/take centre stage" refers to being in the most prominent or crucial position or to receive the most attention in a particular situation or event. It is commonly used to describe someone or something that becomes the main focus or the central figure in a situation or a performance.
• left, right, and centre (also left and right or right and left) The idiom "left, right, and center (also left and right or right and left)" means to occur or happen frequently and indiscriminately, from all directions or sources. It implies that something is happening everywhere without any particular pattern or order.

Similar spelling words for CENTRE

• Soundarya,
• Sandre,
• centurion,
• centrally,
• late-nineteenth-century,
• Xandro,
• center-field,
• Centra,
• century-old,
• Zandro,
• Cinder-woman,
• right-of-center,
• nineteenth-century,
• Snotter,
• mid-20th-century,
• mid-nineteenth-century,
• Sondra,
• Cindery,
• Zondra,
• Sundari,
• center-based,
• SONTAIR,
• Sahndra,
• centaur,
• Cinter,
• mid-century,
• key-signature,
• sounder,
• central,
• 9th-century,
• centaury,
• sanitary,
• Sanndria,
• center-stage,
• centre-half,
• Sandro,
• germ-centre,
• half-century,
• saunter,
• Sentery,
• Cenatory,
• centers,
• late-19th-century,
• 1st-century,
• first-century,
• community-center,
• centrism,
• centering,
• Sandera,
• sander,
• sender,
• off-center,
• SNUTR,
• Senteur,
• sentoryu,
• Xandria,
• sinter,
• 17th-century,
• zenaidura,
• senator-elect,
• Snottery,
• mid-19th-century,
• iron-sinter,
• centered,
• late-20th-century,
• center-right,
• right-of-centre,
• then-senator,
• centric,
• SENTRI,
• 20th-century,
• Cinder-wench,
• Sandreea,
• sanatoria,
• mid-eighteenth-century,
• seventeenth-century,
• Saundra,
• century,
• sentry,
• eighth-century,
• sunder,
• Sandree,
• sanitary-landfill,
• santur,
• twelfth-century,
• centre-right,
• center/forward,
• Zanndra,
• f-center,
• Sandrea,
• centropus,
• late-twentieth-century,
• sundry,
• time-signature,
• front-and-center,
• 14th-century,
• 6th-century,
• l9th-century,
• Sonndra,
• turn-of-the-century,
• sonneteer,
• sentir,
• 10th-century,
• Sandra,
• Cyndra,
• sindar,
• center-console,
• Zandra,
• centre-piece,
• scienter,
• all-century,
• Saunder,
• under-signature,
• signature,
• Cintra,
• early-19th-century,
• sainter,
• 15th-century,
• center-line,
• mid-18th-century,
• sanitaria,
• Sanatory,
• center-city,
• centuria,
• center-pivot,
• de-signatory,
• 13th-century,
• center-fire,
• cinder-block,
• early-20th-century,
• Zohndra,
• Snider,
• sixteenth-century,
• sanitary-napkin,
• 12th-century,
• center-cut,
• fifth-century,
• Santer,
• centaurea,
• Sintra,
• centrist,
• century-long,
• left-of-centre,
• Cantres,
• centroid,
• 5th-century,
• Sanndra,
• thirteenth-century,
• Pearl-sinter,
• tenth-century,
• fifteenth-century,
• Ceinture,
• Zahndra,
• 21st-century,
• centriole,
• Sandero,
• centrical,
• twenty-first-century,
• Snyder,
• half-century-old,
• xandar,
• Seintuary,
• eighteenth-century,
• late-eighteenth-century,
• senator,
• seventh-century,
• arch-centra,
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• fourth-century,
• Centro,
• fourteenth-century,
• center-gravity,
• sendra,
• 8th-century,
• late-18th-century,
• sinatra,
• santero,
• Sohndra,
• center,
• Sandria,
• 7th-century,
• Xander,
• sentra,
• counter-signature,
• E-SIGNATURE,
• 19th-century,
• center on,
• ninth-century,
• suntory,
• centre-left,
• sentire,
• left-center,
• centauri,
• 18th-century,
• sendero,
• Sundara,
• right-center,
• CENTAURO,
• Sandor,
• signatory,
• ten-center,
• un-sounder,
• forward/center,
• xanterra,
• early-twentieth-century,
• santoor,
• centrum,
• Xandra,
• second-century,
• center-periphery,
• cinder,
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• early-nineteenth-century,
• left-of-center,
• Ciandra,
• centre-line,
• 2nd-century,
• sixth-century,
• centred,
• Calc-sinter,
• sense-center,
• sanitaire,
• center-channel,
• sanhedria,
• center-left,
• Sonneter,
• shopping-center,
• money-center,
• third-century,
• eleventh-century,
• 4th-century,
• Sauhndra,
• dead-center,
• 16th-century,
• centare,
• santoro,
• Sandreia,
• Zander,
• sindoor,
• 11th-century,
• centro-acinar,
• call-center,
• centre-back,
• un-sanitary,
• mid-twentieth-century,
• Cintre,
• quarter-century,
• fifty-center,
• nerve-center,
• CENTER-SOUTH,
• cynder,
• sandur,
• santuario,
• sintir,
• twentieth-century.

Plural form of CENTRE is CENTRES

Conjugate verb Centre

CONDITIONAL

I would centre

you would centre

he/she/it would centre

we would centre

they would centre

I would center

we would center

you would center

he/she/it would center

they would center

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be centring

you would be centring

he/she/it would be centring

we would be centring

they would be centring

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have centre

you would have centre

he/she/it would have centre

we would have centre

they would have centre

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been centring

you would have been centring

he/she/it would have been centring

we would have been centring

they would have been centring

FUTURE

I will centre

you will centre

he/she/it will centre

we will centre

they will centre

I will center

we will center

you will center

he/she/it will center

they will center

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be centring

you will be centring

he/she/it will be centring

we will be centring

they will be centring

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have centred

you will have centred

he/she/it will have centred

we will have centred

they will have centred

I will have centered

we will have centered

you will have centered

he/she/it will have centered

they will have centered

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been centring

you will have been centring

he/she/it will have been centring

we will have been centring

they will have been centring

IMPERATIVE

you centre

we let´s centre

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to centre

PAST

I centred

you centred

he/she/it centred

we centred

they centred

I centered

we centered

you centered

he/she/it centered

they centered

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was centring

you were centring

he/she/it was centring

we were centring

they were centring

PAST PARTICIPLE

centred

PAST PERFECT

I had centred

you had centred

he/she/it had centred

we had centred

they had centred

I had centered

we had centered

you had centered

he/she/it had centered

they had centered

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been centring

you had been centring

he/she/it had been centring

we had been centring

they had been centring

PRESENT

I centre

you centre

he/she/it centres

we centre

they centre

I center

we center

you center

he/she/it centers

they center

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am centring

you are centring

he/she/it is centring

we are centring

they are centring

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

centring

PRESENT PERFECT

I have centred

you have centred

he/she/it has centred

we have centred

they have centred

I have centered

we have centered

you have centered

he/she/it has centered

they have centered

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been centring

you have been centring

he/she/it has been centring

we have been centring

they have been centring

I am centering

we are centering

you are centering

he/she/it is centering

they are centering

I was centering

we were centering

you were centering

he/she/it was centering

they were centering

I will be centering

we will be centering

you will be centering

he/she/it will be centering

they will be centering

I have been centering

we have been centering

you have been centering

he/she/it has been centering

they have been centering

I had been centering

we had been centering

you had been centering

he/she/it had been centering

they had been centering

I will have been centering

we will have been centering

you will have been centering

he/she/it will have been centering

they will have been centering

I would have centered

we would have centered

you would have centered

he/she/it would have centered

they would have centered

I would be centering

we would be centering

you would be centering

he/she/it would be centering

they would be centering

I would have been centering

we would have been centering

you would have been centering

he/she/it would have been centering

they would have been centering