focus
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ˈfoʊ
fow
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kəs
kēs
/ˈfəʊkəs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "focus"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—

the act of directing your attention and energy toward a particular thing or task
focus definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team 's focus on teamwork and collaboration led to their success in completing the project ahead of schedule.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϞāĻ—āϤ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāϤāĻž

the sharpness and clarity of the subject in an image, achieved by adjusting the camera's lens to bring the subject into clear and sharp focus
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—

maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ

a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ

a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āĻœā§‹āϰ

special emphasis attached to something
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āϏāĻ‚āĻšāϤāĻŋ

the emphasis or prominence placed on a particular element or information in a sentence or discourse
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ, āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

the main subject or area of interest and attention in a particular situation or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Education should be the main focus of the government.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pay full attention to someone or something specific
Intransitive: to focus | to focus on sth
to focus definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John finds it challenging to focus in a noisy environment.
āϜāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āϞāĻžāĻšāϞāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adjust or bring an image or view into clear and sharp detail, typically by adjusting the eyes, lens, or camera settings
Transitive: to focus a lens or camera
to focus definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She focuses her binoculars to observe birds in the treetops.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāύ⧋āϕ⧁āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to bring together or cause to converge
Transitive: to focus light
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist used a magnifying glass to focus sunlight onto a small area for the experiment.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause something to be centered around a particular point, idea, or task
Transitive: to focus attention or thoughts on a topic or issue
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The campaign aimed to focus public attention on environmental issues.
āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϜāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to converge or come together at a central point
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The photographer adjusted the lens to make sure the sunlight focused perfectly on the subject's face.
āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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