rivet, v.
(riveted, riveting, rivets, rivetted, rivetting)
freq. cnt. 2
(riveted, riveting, rivets, rivetted, rivetting)
freq. cnt. 2
direct one's attention on something
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
center centre concentrate focus pore rivet
sample sentences
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"verb frames
Somebody ----s on somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s on somethingverb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s on something
verb frames
Somebody ----s on somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s on somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s on something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
engulf, steep, immerse, engross, absorb, plunge, soak up
recall
think
zoom in
listen, hear, take heed
hypernym
verb group
hold (someone's attention)
<verb.cognition>
rivet
sample sentences
"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"verb frames
Something ----s somebodySomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
fasten with a rivet or rivets
<verb.contact>
rivet