focally
focally

focus


Definition: Meaning of, focus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfəʊkəs /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
focus focused, focussed focused, focussed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
focusing, focussing focusses or focuses
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  1. give attention to something [intransitive and transitive] to give special attention to one particular person or thing, or to make people do this
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  2. camera/telescope [intransitive and transitive] to point a camera or TELESCOPE at something, and change the controls slightly so that you can see that thing clearly
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  3. eyes [intransitive and transitive] if your eyes focus, or if you focus your eyes, you look at something and can see it clearly
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  4. light [transitive] if you focus beams of light, you aim them onto a particular place
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focus focuses or foci
  1. [singular] the thing, person, situation etc that people pay special attention to
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  2. [uncountable] if your focus is on something, that is the thing you are giving most attention to
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  3. come into focus/bring something into focus if something comes into focus, or you bring it into focus, people start to talk about it and pay attention to it
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  4. in focus/out of focus if a photograph or an instrument such as a camera is in focus, you can see the picture clearly. If it is out of focus, you cannot see the picture clearly.
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  5. [uncountable] the clearness of the picture seen through an instrument such as a camera
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focus used in phrases

  • focus group (noun)
    1. a small group of people that a company, political party etc asks questions in order to find out what they think of their products, actions etc
  • focus on (verb)
    1. centre upon
  • soft focus (noun)
    1. a way of photographing or filming things so that the edges of the objects in the photograph are not sharp or clear
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