FOCUS

FO ·CUS 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 10 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
  2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
  3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
  4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

💬 Examples

  • "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"
  • "he had no direction in his life"
  • "in focus"
  • "out of focus"

🔗 Similar words

focusingfocussingfocal_pointdirectioncenteringnidus
verb
  1. direct one's attention on something
  2. cause to converge on or toward a central point
  3. bring into focus or alignment
  4. become focussed or come into focus

💬 Examples

  • "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
  • "Focus the light on this image"
  • "to converge or cause to converge"
  • "of ideas or emotions"

🔗 Similar words

concentratecentercentreporerivetconcenter
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