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Noun

He’s successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus.

His life lacks a focus.

Verb

She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.

I wasn’t able to focus the camera.

I wasn’t able to get the camera to focus.

Recent Examples on the Web

Papers describing this result and others related to the burst were published in a focus issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters in March.

—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023

Wisconsin voters headed to the polls Tuesday in a high-stakes election for a swing seat on the state’s supreme court that has become the most expensive such judicial contest in U.S. history, demonstrating how state courts have become the focus of increasingly partisan politics.

—Ben Kesling, wsj.com, 4 Apr. 2023

There are a variety of workspaces, including focus pods and quieter places, for employees who face challenges working in more crowded environments.

—Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023

Follow the madness: Latest Men’s NCAA Tournament College Basketball Scores and Schedules The stop-and-start flow and defensive focus in the second half sparked memories of the Huskies’ 2011 championship game win against Butler.

—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023

But there are still plenty of colorful scenes and engaging performances to enjoy, not to mention overall potential if this story can just pull back a little and focus.

—Amber Dowling, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023

Then the focus turned to Miller’s insanity defense.

—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023

But most importantly and as the primary focus, the student-athletes.

—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023

How did butter become your business focus?

—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023

Photos must show each object in its entirety and must be clearly focused and well lighted to show detail.

—oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023

Yet on Causeway, much of the Black and Gold fan base already has turned eyes to the playoffs, the Stanley Cup title that could be, rather than focusing on the bookkeeping, and possible record-breaking of the final five games.

—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023

Just concentrate on the main story without focusing on the slight misdirects at the top and bottom of the episodes, which run a blissfully brisk 30-ish minutes apiece.

—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023

Roland Li covers commercial real estate for the business desk, focusing on the Bay Area office and retail sectors.

—Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023

Candidates across the spectrum say that voters are tired of political toxicity and want to elect leaders who will focus on solutions.

—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023

Simpson said the chain has a clear path of getting to 150 units within the next five years, but only through focusing over the food, and developing its next generation of leaders.

—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023

Fielding’s is a picaresque novel, an early literary genre which focuses on a roguish but lovable underdog hero on a series of adventures.

—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2023

Hayashi says that her version of face yoga focuses mainly on exercises that are done using the muscles of the face, rather than manually manipulating the face with the hands.

—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2023

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noun, plural fo·cus·es or (especially British) fo·cus·ses, fo·ci [foh-sahy, -kahy]. /ˈfoʊ saɪ, -kaɪ/.

a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.

close attention or concentration: Some of the warning signs indicating you should pull over: drifting between lanes, repeated yawning, tailgating, and trouble maintaining focus.

the ability to concentrate one’s attention or to sustain concentration:Mindfulness and meditation are often suggested to help manage stress, increase awareness of emotions, and improve focus.

Physics. a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected.

Optics.

the focal point of a lens, on which rays converge or from which they deviate.
the focal length of a lens; the distance from a focal point to a corresponding principal plane.
the clear and sharply defined condition of an image.
the position of a viewed object or the adjustment of an optical device necessary to produce a clear image: in focus; out of focus.

Geometry. (of a conic section) a point having the property that the distances from any point on a curve to it and to a fixed line have a constant ratio for all points on the curve.

Geology. the point of origin of an earthquake.

Pathology. the primary center from which a disease develops or in which it localizes.

verb (used with object), fo·cused, fo·cus·ing or (especially British) fo·cussed, fo·cus·sing.

to bring to a focus or into focus; cause to converge on a perceived point: to focus the lens of a camera.

to concentrate: to focus one’s thoughts;to focus troop deployment in the east.

verb (used without object), fo·cused, fo·cus·ing or (especially British) fo·cussed, fo·cus·sing.

to be or become focused: My eyes have trouble focusing on distant objects.

to direct one’s attention or efforts: Students must focus in class.

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Origin of focus

First recorded in 1635–45; Latin: “fireplace, hearth”

OTHER WORDS FROM focus

fo·cus·a·ble, adjectivefo·cus·er, nounmis·fo·cus, verb, mis·fo·cused, mis·fo·cus·ing or (especially British) mis·fo·cussed, mis·fo·cus·sing.mis·fo·cused, adjective

mis·fo·cussed, adjectiveo·ver·fo·cus, verb (used with object), o·ver·fo·cused, o·ver·fo·cus·ing or (especially British) o·ver·fo·cussed, o·ver·fo·cus·sing.re·fo·cus, verb, re·fo·cused, re·fo·cus·ing or (especially British) re·fo·cussed, re·fo·cus·sing.self-fo·cused; especially British, self-fo·cussed, adjectiveself-fo·cus·ing; especially British, self-fo·cus·sing, adjectiveun·fo·cus·ing; especially British, un·fo·cus·sing, adjectivewell-fo·cused; especially British, well-fo·cussed, adjective

Words nearby focus

Foch, foci, focometer, Focsani, fo’c’s’le, focus, focused strategy, focus group, focusing cloth, focus puller, fodder

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Where does focus come from?

What does the word focus bring to your mind? Maybe you think of a photograph that is clear and sharply defined. Or perhaps you recall a teacher tsk-tsking you to pay attention in class. But what about a fireplace?

Well, the word focus comes directly from the Latin focus, which meant “fireplace” or “hearth” (that is, the floor of a fireplace). This is what focus originally meant in English when the word entered the language around 1635–45, though that sense has been extinguished, as it were.

But the word focus burned on in other ways. As the 1600s unfolded, focus was given new meanings in the great scientific literature of that age, which were largely written in what’s known as New Latin. In the 1650s, the influential English philosopher and author Thomas Hobbes used focus for a kind of fixed point in geometry. So did Isaac Newton—you know, of gravity fame—in the 1690s.

Other applications of the word focus in the late 1600s came about in the fields of medicine and physics. In physics, a focus is “a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected.” Perhaps you can imagine how a fireplace or a hearth—contained areas and sources of heat and light—was likened to such a point in math and science.

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The word focus took on a number of senses in optics, specifically “the point on a lens on which rays converge or from which they deviate.” A more familiar sense of focus is “the clear and sharply defined condition of an image,” as when the image isn’t blurry. Optics has also given us the expressions in focus and out of focus, which can be used both literally and figuratively.

From these various ideas of clarity and convergence in optics arises one of the more common, everyday ways we use the word focus today: “a central point, as a of attention, activity, or activity.” For example, Finding a cure for cancer was the focus of his long career. Focus also refers to ability to concentrate, as in The teacher felt the students struggled with their focus. These senses of focus had spread by the early 1800s, around when various verb forms of focus take off. The adjective form of focus is focal.

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The Latin word focus became the general word for “fire” in the language’s descendants. Spanish fuego, French fue, Italian fuoco, Portuguese fogo, Romanian foco, to cite just the most spoken Romance languages—all of these words for “fire” come from the Latin focus.

So does another French word for a different part of the house: the foyer. A foyer refers to a lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house. In French, a foyer was originally a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts.

There’s just something about a fireplace, isn’t there? Its magic wasn’t lost on the ancient Romans, either: focus was also extended to mean “home, family,” a metaphor also at work in English’s very own word hearth. Now that warms the heart, doesn’t it?

Words related to focus

focal point, spotlight, target, attract, concentrate, direct, fixate, meet, put, center, core, cynosure, headquarters, heart, hub, limelight, locus, polestar, seat, adjust

How to use focus in a sentence

In the intervening period, as we weighed the cost of our overall portfolio and strategic focus, we made the decision not to relaunch the service.
Several startups, including MJ Platform and BioTrack, are building similar platforms for this market, but Canix says the company’s focus on improving data entry makes it stand apart.
West Virginia environmental regulators are proposing to reduce the fines that a coal company owned by the state’s governor could pay for water pollution violations that are the focus of a federal court case.
Initially there may be a limited supply of vaccines available, and the focus will be on protecting health workers, other essential employees, and people in vulnerable groups.

However, different aspects vary based on the agency’s focus.
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
And too much of a focus on numbers can obscure strategic truths.
His wife passed away and they had kids, and he wanted to focus on being a dad so he just stopped to raise his kids.
Lessard’s high-handed squelching of MacRae had thrown everything out of focus.
William Weedham brought scowling eyes to focus upon Kip Burland.
It is doubtful if any woman had done as much to entice them to a common focus as the surmounting Mrs. Hofer.
Why the focus of the telescope should change during a long exposure is not quite clear.
Before beginning an exposure the focus is adjusted by means of a high-power positive eyepiece.

British Dictionary definitions for focus

noun plural -cuses or -ci (-saɪ, -kaɪ, -kiː)

a point of convergence of light or other electromagnetic radiation, particles, sound waves, etc, or a point from which they appear to diverge

optics the state of an optical image when it is distinct and clearly defined or the state of an instrument producing this imagethe picture is in focus; the telescope is out of focus

a point upon which attention, activity, etc, is directed or concentrated

geometry a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section, used when defining its eccentricity

the point beneath the earth’s surface at which an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion originatesCompare epicentre

pathol the main site of an infection or a localized region of diseased tissue

verb -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cusses, -cussing or -cussed

to bring or come to a focus or into focus

(tr often foll by on) to fix attention (on); concentrate

Derived forms of focus

focusable, adjectivefocuser, noun

Word Origin for focus

C17: via New Latin from Latin: hearth, fireplace

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Scientific definitions for focus

Plural focuses or foci (fō′sī′, fō′kī′)

The degree of clarity with which an eye or optical instrument produces an image.

See focal point.

A central point or region, such as the point at which an earthquake starts.

Mathematics A fixed point or one of a pair of fixed points used in generating a curve such as an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.

The region of a localized bodily infection or disease.

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fo·cus

(fō′kəs)

n. pl. fo·cus·es or fo·ci (-sī′, -kī′)

a. The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.

b. The state of maximum distinctness or clarity of such an image: in focus; out of focus.

c. An apparatus used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order to make an image distinct or clear: a camera with automatic focus.

a. A point at which rays of light or other radiation converge or from which they appear to diverge, as after refraction or reflection in an optical system: the focus of a lens. Also called focal point.

a. A center of interest or activity: «Precisely how diet affects E. coli in livestock is the focus of current research» (Cindy Engel).

b. Close or narrow attention; concentration: «He was forever taken aback by [New York’s] pervasive atmosphere of purposefulness—the tight focus of its drivers, the brisk intensity of its pedestrians» (Anne Tyler).

c. A condition in which something can be clearly apprehended or perceived: couldn’t get the problem into focus.

4. Medicine The region of a localized bodily infection or disease.

5. Geology The point of origin of an earthquake.

6. Mathematics A fixed point whose relationship with a directrix determines a conic section.

v. fo·cused, fo·cus·ing, fo·cus·es or fo·cussed or fo·cus·sing or fo·cus·ses

v.tr.

1. To cause (light rays, for example) to converge on or toward a central point; concentrate.

a. To render (an object or image) in clear outline or sharp detail by adjustment of one’s vision or an optical device; bring into focus.

b. To adjust (a lens, for example) to produce a clear image.

3. To direct toward a particular point or purpose: focused all their attention on finding a solution to the problem.

v.intr.

1. To converge on or toward a central point of focus; be focused.

2. To adjust one’s vision or an optical device so as to render a clear, distinct image.

3. To concentrate attention or energy: a campaign that focused on economic issues.

[New Latin, from Latin, hearth (probably in reference to the fact that a lens or parabolic mirror can concentrate sunlight on a single point to start a fire).]

fo′cus·er n.

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focus

(ˈfəʊkəs)

n, pl -cuses or -ci (-saɪ; -kaɪ; -kiː)

1. (General Physics) a point of convergence of light or other electromagnetic radiation, particles, sound waves, etc, or a point from which they appear to diverge

3. (General Physics) optics the state of an optical image when it is distinct and clearly defined or the state of an instrument producing this image: the picture is in focus; the telescope is out of focus.

4. a point upon which attention, activity, etc, is directed or concentrated

5. (Mathematics) geometry a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section, used when defining its eccentricity

6. (Geological Science) the point beneath the earth’s surface at which an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion originates. Compare epicentre

7. (Pathology) pathol the main site of an infection or a localized region of diseased tissue

vb, -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cusses, -cussing or -cussed

8. (General Physics) to bring or come to a focus or into focus

9. (often foll by: on) to fix attention (on); concentrate

[C17: via New Latin from Latin: hearth, fireplace]

ˈfocusable adj

ˈfocuser n

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fo•cus

(ˈfoʊ kəs)

n., pl. -cus•es, -ci (-sī, -kī), n.

1. a central point, as of attention or activity.

2. a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected.

a. the focal point of a lens.

b. the focal length of a lens.

c. the clear and sharply defined condition of an image.

d. the position of a viewed object or the adjustment of an optical device necessary to produce a clear image: out of focus.

4. (of a conic section) a point having the property that the distances from any point on a curve to it and to a fixed line have a constant ratio for all points on the curve.

5. the point of origin of an earthquake.

6. the primary center from which a disease develops or in which it localizes.

v.t.

7. to bring to a focus or into focus: to focus the lens of a camera.

8. to concentrate: to focus one’s thoughts.

v.i.

9. to become focused.

[1635–45; < Latin: fireplace, hearth]

fo′cus•a•ble, adj.

fo·cus

(fō′kəs)

Plural focuses or foci (fō′sī′, fō′kī′)

1. A point at which rays of light come together or from which they appear to spread apart, as after passing through a lens.

2. The degree of clarity with which an eye or optical instrument produces an image: a telescope with excellent focus.

3. A central point or region, such as the point at which an earthquake starts.

4. Mathematics A fixed point or one of a pair of fixed points used in constructing a curve such as an ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola.

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Focus

draw a bead on To aim at carefully, to line up in the sight of one’s gun; to zero in on a person or thing. The reference is to the bead or front sight of a rifle. George Catlin used the expression literally in his treatise on North American Indians (1833).

zero in on To focus one’s attention on a specific person, proposal, issue, or other matter; to aim at; to set one’s sights on. Originally, zero in referred to adjusting the sights of a gun to the zero or horizontal line so that when aimed and fired at a target, the projectile will hit it dead center. Though this meaning persists, the expression has been extended to include figurative application in various nonballistic contexts as evidenced in this example by J. N. Leonard cited in Webster’s Third:

… bird-dogs zeroing in on coveys of hidden quail.

focus

Past participle: focused/focussed
Gerund: focusing/focussing

Imperative
focus
focus

Present
I focus
you focus
he/she/it focuses
we focus
you focus
they focus

Preterite
I focused/focussed
you focused/focussed
he/she/it focused/focussed
we focused/focussed
you focused/focussed
they focused/focussed

Present Continuous
I am focusing/focussing
you are focusing/focussing
he/she/it is focusing/focussing
we are focusing/focussing
you are focusing/focussing
they are focusing/focussing

Present Perfect
I have focused/focussed
you have focused/focussed
he/she/it has focused/focussed
we have focused/focussed
you have focused/focussed
they have focused/focussed

Past Continuous
I was focusing/focussing
you were focusing/focussing
he/she/it was focusing/focussing
we were focusing/focussing
you were focusing/focussing
they were focusing/focussing

Past Perfect
I had focused/focussed
you had focused/focussed
he/she/it had focused/focussed
we had focused/focussed
you had focused/focussed
they had focused/focussed

Future
I will focus
you will focus
he/she/it will focus
we will focus
you will focus
they will focus

Future Perfect
I will have focused/focussed
you will have focused/focussed
he/she/it will have focused/focussed
we will have focused/focussed
you will have focused/focussed
they will have focused/focussed

Future Continuous
I will be focusing/focussing
you will be focusing/focussing
he/she/it will be focusing/focussing
we will be focusing/focussing
you will be focusing/focussing
they will be focusing/focussing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been focusing/focussing
you have been focusing/focussing
he/she/it has been focusing/focussing
we have been focusing/focussing
you have been focusing/focussing
they have been focusing/focussing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been focusing/focussing
you will have been focusing/focussing
he/she/it will have been focusing/focussing
we will have been focusing/focussing
you will have been focusing/focussing
they will have been focusing/focussing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been focusing/focussing
you had been focusing/focussing
he/she/it had been focusing/focussing
we had been focusing/focussing
you had been focusing/focussing
they had been focusing/focussing

Conditional
I would focus
you would focus
he/she/it would focus
we would focus
you would focus
they would focus

Past Conditional
I would have focused/focussed
you would have focused/focussed
he/she/it would have focused/focussed
we would have focused/focussed
you would have focused/focussed
they would have focused/focussed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	focus — the concentration of attention or energy on something; «the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology»; «he had no direction in his life» centering, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction engrossment, immersion, absorption, concentration — complete attention; intense mental effort particularism — a focus on something particular
	2.	focus — maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; «in focus»; «out of focus» distinctness, sharpness — the quality of being sharp and clear
	3.	focus — maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; «the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion» clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity — free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
	4.	focus — a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; «the focus of infection» nidus, focal point point — the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; «she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street» focal infection — bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere
	5.	focus — special emphasis attached to something; «the stress was more on accuracy than on speed» stress emphasis, accent — special importance or significance; «the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis»; «the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents»
	6.	focus — a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges focal point point — the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; «she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street»
	7.	focus — a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section point — the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; «she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street»
Verb	1.	focus — direct one’s attention on something; «Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies» pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge — devote (oneself) fully to; «He immersed himself into his studies» cerebrate, cogitate, think — use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; «I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere» rivet — hold (someone’s attention); «The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists» recall — cause one’s (or someone else’s) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; «She was recalled by a loud laugh» think — focus one’s attention on a certain state; «Think big»; «think thin» zoom in — examine closely; focus one’s attention on; «He zoomed in on the book» take heed, listen, hear — listen and pay attention; «Listen to your father»; «We must hear the expert before we make a decision»
	2.	focus — cause to converge on or toward a central point; «Focus the light on this image» refocus — focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam» sharpen — make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper blur — to make less distinct or clear; «The haze blurs the hills»
	3.	focus — bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize align, aline, adjust, line up — place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; «align the car with the curb»; «align the sheets of paper on the table» refocus — focus anew; «The group needs to refocus its goals»
	4.	focus — become focussed or come into focus; «The light focused» focalise, focalize adapt, conform, adjust — adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; «We must adjust to the bad economic situation» slur, dim, blur — become vague or indistinct; «The distinction between the two theories blurred»
	5.	focus — put (an image) into focus; «Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie» focalise, focalize, sharpen adjust, correct, set — alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; «Adjust the clock, please»; «correct the alignment of the front wheels» refocus — put again into focus or focus more sharply; «refocus the image until it is very sharp» center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around — center upon; «Her entire attention centered on her children»; «Our day revolved around our work» blear, blur — make dim or indistinct; «The fog blurs my vision»

focus

verb

1. concentrate, centre, spotlight, zero in on (informal), meet, join, direct, aim, pinpoint, converge, rivet, bring to bear, zoom in The summit is expected to focus on arms control.

noun

4. subject, point, question, issue, matter, object, theme, substance, topic, subject matter, field of inquiry or reference Food is the main focus of the book.

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focus

noun

1. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance:

2. A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate:

verb

1. To direct toward a common center:

2. To devote (oneself or one’s efforts):

Translations

ohniskosoustředitsoustředit sestředstřed zájmu

fokusfokuserehenledemidtpunktbrændpunkt

epitsenterfookuskeskendus

fokuskeskipistekohdistaaleikkauspistepolttopiste

fokususredotočiti se

élesre állítösszpontosít

beina athyglibrennipunktur, fókusmiîdepill, athyglistilla linsu/fókus

焦点焦点を合わせる絞る集める集中する

초점초점을 맞추다

nustatyti ryškumąsutelktižidinio

centrsfokusskoncentrētnostādīt fokusā

ohniskozaostriť

izostritiosredotočiti sežarišče

fokusfokuserabrännpunkt

จุดเน้นมุ่งเน้น

chú trọngtrọng tâm

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focus

[ˈfəʊkəs]

n [focuses] (pl)

(= centre) [interest] → centre m
to be the focus of attention → être le centre d’attention

(= attention) → attention f
focus on sth → intérêt pour qch

(PHOTOGRAPHY) [camera] → foyer m
in focus [camera, telescope] → au point
out of focus [camera, telescope] → pas au point
to be out of focus [image] → être flou
The house is out of focus in this photo → La maison est floue sur cette photo.
to be in focus [image] → être net(te) out-of-focus

(= concentrate) to focus attention on sb/sth → focaliser l’attention sur qn/qch
to focus one’s attention on sb/sth → se focaliser sur qn/qch

focus on

vt fus

(= concentrate on) → se concentrer sur
Let’s focus on the plot of the play → Concentrons-nous sur l’intrigue de la pièce.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

focus

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focus

[ˈfəʊkəs]

1. n (focuses or foci (pl)) [ˈfəʊkaɪ] (gen) → fuoco; (of attention, interest) → centro
to be out of focus (Phot) → essere sfocato/a
in focus → a fuoco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

focus

(ˈfoukəs) – plurals ˈfocuses ~foci (ˈfousai) – noun

1. the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.

2. a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed. She was the focus of everyone’s attention.

verb – past tense, past participle ˈfocus(s)ed –

1. to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture. Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.

2. to direct (attention etc) to one point. The accident focussed public attention on the danger.

ˈfocal adjectivein/out of focus

giving or not giving a clear picture. These photographs are out of focus.

focus

→ مَرْكَز, يُرَكِّزُ soustředit se, střed zájmu fokus, fokusere Brennpunkt, konzentrieren (sich) εστία, εστιάζω enfocar, foco keskipiste, kohdistaa centre, se concentrer fokus, usredotočiti se centro, concentrarsi 焦点, 焦点を合わせる 초점, 초점을 맞추다 aandacht hebben voor, focus fokus, fokusere ognisko, skupić focar, foco фокус, фокусировать(ся) fokus, fokusera จุดเน้น, มุ่งเน้น odak, odaklanmak chú trọng, trọng tâm 焦点, 集中

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

fo·cus

n. L. foco;

vt. enfocar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

focus

n (pl foci o focuses) foco; vt (pret & pp focused o focussed; ger focusing o focussing) enfocar; to — on centrarse en, enfocarse en; We need to focus on your health..Tenemos que centrarnos en su salud.

Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin focus (“hearth, fireplace”); see there for more. Doublet of fuel.

Kepler introduced the term into mathematics and the sciences in describing elliptical orbits of planets (quote from Nicholas Mee) :
«One of the interesting properties of an ellipse is that if there were a light bulb at one focus, then all the light that it emits would reflect off the ellipse and converge at the other focus. This is why Kepler originally used the name focus for these points.»^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊ.kəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊ.kəs/
Rhymes: -əʊkəs

Noun[edit]

focus (countable and uncountable, plural foci or focuses or focusses)

(countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

The heat of sunlight at the focus of a magnifying glass can easily set dry leaves on fire.
(countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
  
  Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.
Unfortunately, the license plate is out of focus in this image.
(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

During this scene, the boy’s face shifts subtly from soft focus into sharp focus.
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.

I believe I can bring the high degree of focus required for this important job.
(countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).

The earthquake’s focus was at exactly 37 degrees north, 18 degrees south, seventy five meters below the ground.
(graphical user interface) The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.

Text entered at the keyboard or pasted from a clipboard is sent to the component which currently has the focus.
(linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
An object used in casting a magic spell.
- 2004, Marian Singer, Trish MacGregor, The Only Wiccan Spell Book You’ll Ever Need
  
  Candles, in fact, are an essential ingredient in many spells. They can be used as either the focus of the spell or as a component that sets the spell’s overall mood and tone.
- 2014, Kristen S. Walker, Witch Gate (page 180)
  
  I ran through what I knew about spells from Mom and other witchcraft sources, but nothing matched what I was used to seeing in her magic work. Usually she used herbs and other plants as a focus for the spell.

Derived terms[edit]

focus hunting
focus lamp
focus lantern
focus puller
focus-group
laser focus
pull-focus
self-focus
virtual focus

Translations[edit]

in optics

Armenian: կիզակետ (hy) (kizaket)
Bulgarian: фокус (bg) m (fokus)
Catalan: focus (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 焦點／焦点 (zh) (jiāodiǎn)
Czech: ohnisko (cs) n
Danish: fokus n
Dutch: focus (nl) m, brandpunt (nl) n
Esperanto: fokuso
Estonian: fookus
Finnish: fokus (fi), polttopiste (fi)
French: foyer (fr) m
German: Brennpunkt (de) m, Fokus (de) m
Hungarian: gyújtópont (hu), fókusz (hu)
Irish: fócas m
Italian: fuoco (it) m
Japanese: 焦点 (ja) (しょうてん, shōten)
Korean: 초점(焦点) (ko) (chojeom)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: tîşko (ku) f
Macedonian: фокус m (fokus)
Maori: ngahunga
Norwegian:

Bokmål: fokus n, brennpunkt n

Nynorsk: fokus n, brennpunkt n
Persian: فوکوس‎ (fokus), کانون‎ (fa) (kânun)
Polish: ognisko (pl)
Portuguese: foco (pt) m
Russian: фо́кус (ru) m (fókus), фока́льная то́чка f (fokálʹnaja tóčka)
Spanish: foco (es) m, punto focal m
Swedish: brännpunkt (sv) c, fokus (sv) n
Tagalog: katumbukan
Turkish: odak (tr)
Vietnamese: tiêu điểm (vi)

in mathematics

Bulgarian: фокус (bg) m (fokus)
Catalan: focus (ca) m
Danish: fokus n
Dutch: focus (nl) m, brandpunt (nl) n
Estonian: fookus
Finnish: polttopiste (fi), leikkauspiste (fi)
French: foyer (fr) m
German: Brennpunkt (de) m
Irish: fócas m
Italian: fuoco (it) m
Japanese: 焦点 (ja) (しょうてん, shōten)
Korean: 초점 (ko) (chojeom)
Macedonian: фокус m (fokus)
Maori: ngahunga
Portuguese: foco (pt) m
Russian: фо́кус (ru) m (fókus), фока́льная то́чка f (fokálʹnaja tóčka)
Spanish: foco (es) m
Tagalog: katumbukan
Vietnamese: tiêu điểm (vi)

concentration of attention

Arabic: بُؤْرَة‎ m (buʔra)
Catalan: focus (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 集中 (zh) (jízhōng)
Danish: fokus n
Dutch: focus (nl) m
Esperanto: fokuso
Estonian: keskendus
Finnish: keskittyminen (fi)
French: attention (fr) f
German: Konzentration (de) f
Irish: fócas m, príomhchúram m
Japanese: 集中 (ja) (しゅうちゅう, shūchū)
Korean: 집중 (ko) (jipjung)
Malagasy: fifantohana (mg)
Maori: aronga
Norwegian:

Bokmål: fokus n

Nynorsk: fokus n
Oromo: hubannaa
Portuguese: foco (pt) m, enfoque (pt) m, concentração (pt) f
Romanian: concentrare (ro) f
Russian: концентра́ция (ru) f (koncentrácija), концентра́ция внима́ния f (koncentrácija vnimánija), сосредото́чение (ru) n (sosredotóčenije), средото́чие (ru) n (sredotóčije)
Spanish: foco (es) m
Swedish: fokus (sv)
Vietnamese: trọng tâm (vi)

exact point of where an earthquake occurs — see hypocentre

Verb[edit]

focus (third-person singular simple present focuses or focusses, present participle focusing or focussing, simple past and past participle focused or focussed)

(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate during a task.

I have to focus on my work.
(transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.

The president focused her remarks to the newcomers.
(transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Collision at Newcastle”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 75-76:
  
  The difficulties of focussing colour-light signals on curved tracks to ensure maximum sighting distance were underlined in the recent official report […] on a low-speed collision at Newcastle Central on July 25, 1960, between an unfitted freight and a diesel-hauled passenger train.
(transitive) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

You’ll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.
(intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.

If you’re going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.
(computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.

The text box won’t receive the user’s keystrokes unless you explicitly focus it.
(accounting, formerly) To aggregate figures of accounts.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, published 1993, page 67:
  
  Whole pages of it are filled with masses of figures, generally single numbers added up in batches, and then the totals added in batches again, as though he were «focusing» some account, as the auditors put it.

Usage notes[edit]

The spellings focusses, focussing, focussed are more common in Commonwealth English than in American English, but in both varieties they are less common than the spellings focuses, focusing, focused.

Derived terms[edit]

focus group
in focus
out of focus
soft focus

[edit]

focal

Translations[edit]

to adjust (a lens, an optical instrument)

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: фокусирам (fokusiram)
Catalan: enfocar (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: fokusere
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: tarkentaa (fi)
French: mettre au point (fr)
German: fokussieren (de)
Hungarian: fókuszál (hu), fókuszba állít, élesre állít
Ido: enfokigar (io)
Irish: fócasaigh
Italian: mettere a fuoco
Japanese: ピントを合わせる (pinto wo awaseru)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: focalizar (pt)
Romanian: focaliza (ro)
Russian: фокуси́ровать (ru) impf (fokusírovatʹ), сфокуси́ровать (ru) pf (sfokusírovatʹ), наводить на фокус (navodít’ na fókus)
Spanish: enfocar (es)
Swedish: fokusera (sv), ställa in fokus, ställa in skärpan
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: фокусува́ти impf (fokusuváty), сфокусува́ти pf (sfokusuváty)
Vietnamese: điều chỉnh tiêu điểm

transitive: to concentrate one’s attention

Bulgarian: съсредоточавам се (sǎsredotočavam se), концентрирам се (koncentriram se)
Catalan: enfocar (ca)
Danish: fokusere på, koncentrere sig om
Finnish: keskittyä (fi) (+ illative), kiinnittää huomionsa, keskittää huomionsa (+ illative)
French: se concentrer (on/upon: sur)
German: sich konzentrieren (on/upon: auf), fokussieren (de)
Hungarian: összpontosít (hu), koncentrál (hu), fókuszál (hu)
Italian: concentrarsi (it) (on/upon: su (it))
Japanese: 集中する (ja) (shūchū suru) (on/upon: に (ja))
Latin: animadverto (la)
Macedonian: сосредоточува (sosredotočuva), концентри́ра (koncentríra)
Portuguese: focar (pt)
Romanian: se concentra (on/upon: pe/asupra)
Russian: концентри́ровать (ru) impf (koncentrírovatʹ), сконцентри́ровать (ru) pf (skoncentrírovatʹ), сосредото́чивать (ru) impf (sosredotóčivatʹ), сосредото́чить (ru) pf (sosredotóčitʹ)
Spanish: centrarse en (es), enfocar (es)
Swedish: fokusera (sv)
Turkish: odaklanmak (tr)
Vietnamese: tập trung (vi)

make (a liquid) less diluted

Bulgarian: сгъстявам (bg) (sgǎstjavam), концентрирам (bg) (koncentriram)
French: concentrer (fr)
Italian: concentrare (it)
Japanese: 濃縮する (ja) (nōshuku suru)
Portuguese: concentrar (pt)
Russian: концентри́ровать (ru) impf (koncentrírovatʹ), сконцентри́ровать (ru) pf (skoncentrírovatʹ)
Swedish: koncentrera (sv)

intransitive: to concentrate one’s attention

Belarusian: засяроджвацца impf (zasjaródžvacca), засяродзіцца pf (zasjaródzicca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 集中 (zh) (jízhōng)
Danish: fokusere, koncentrere sig
Dutch: zich concentreren, focussen, zich focussen
Finnish: keskittyä (fi)
French: se concentrer, se focaliser
German: sich konzentrieren
Hungarian: összpontosít (hu), koncentrál (hu)
Irish: dírigh ar
Italian: concentrarsi (it)
Japanese: 集中する (ja) (shūchū suru)
Korean: 집중하다 (ko) (jipjunghada)
Latin: animadverto (la)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: fokusere (no)

Nynorsk: fokusere, fokusera
Polish: skupiać się (pl) impf, skupić się (pl) pf, skoncentrować się (pl) pf
Portuguese: focar-se
Romanian: se concentra
Russian: концентри́роваться (ru) impf (koncentrírovatʹsja), сконцентри́роваться (ru) pf (skoncentrírovatʹsja), сосредото́чиваться (ru) impf (sosredotóčivatʹsja), сосредото́читься (ru) pf (sosredotóčitʹsja)
Spanish: concentrarse (es)
Swedish: fokusera (sv), koncentrera sig
Ukrainian: зосереджуватися impf (zoseredžuvatysja), зосередитися pf (zoseredytysja)
Vietnamese: tập trung (vi)

to transfer the input focus to

References[edit]

^ Mee, Nicholas (2014) Gravity: Cracking the Cosmic Code, Virtual Image Publishing, →ISBN, page 74

Anagrams[edit]

Fusco

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin focus. Compare the inherited doublet foc.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.kus/

Noun[edit]

focus m (plural focus)

focus

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin focus. The figurative sense probably derives from English focus.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfoː.kʏs/
Hyphenation: fo‧cus

Noun[edit]

focus m (plural focussen)

(optics, physics) focus

Zij plaatste een convexe lens op de focus.

She placed a convex lense on the focus.

Synonym: brandpunt
(figurative) focus, centre

Die jodocus heeft geen focus.

That clown doesn’t have any focus.
(linguistics) focus

Focus is een belangrijk begrip in de informatiestructuur van zinnen.

Focus is an important concept in the information structure of sentences.

Derived terms[edit]

focaal
focusafstand
focussen

[edit]

foyer

Descendants[edit]

Afrikaans: fokus

References[edit]

^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin focus, whence also Italian fuoco (an inherited doublet).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.kus/
Rhymes: -ɔkus
Hyphenation: fò‧cus

Noun[edit]

focus m (invariable)

focus (all senses)

Anagrams[edit]

Fusco

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Usually connected with Old Armenian բոց (bocʿ).
Some connect this along with faciēs, facētus, fax to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). In that case, cognate at the root level with Sanskrit भाति (bhā́ti), Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”), etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.kus/, [ˈfɔkʊs̠]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.kus/, [ˈfɔːkus]

Noun[edit]

focus m (genitive focī); second declension

fireplace, hearth
firepan, coal pan, brazier
(figuratively) house, family
(Vulgar Latin) fire

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	focus	focī
Genitive	focī	focōrum
Dative	focō	focīs
Accusative	focum	focōs
Ablative	focō	focīs
Vocative	foce	focī

Synonyms[edit]

(fire): ignis

Derived terms[edit]

focāceus
focācius
focārius
foculus

[edit]

focillare
foculare

Descendants[edit]

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: foc, focu
- Istro-Romanian: foc
- Megleno-Romanian: foc
- Romanian: foc
Dalmatian:
- fuc
Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: focu
- Italian: fuoco
- Neapolitan: fuoco
- Sicilian: focu
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: fogu, focu
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Emilian: fûg
  - Ligurian: fêugo
  - Lombard: fœg, fœi, fœv
  - Piedmontese: feu, feug
  - Romagnol: fug, fóg (Faenza, Imola)
- Friulian: fûc
- Istriot: fògo
- Ladin: fech, fesc
- Romansch: fieu, fiug
- Venetian: fogo
  - → Byzantine Greek: φουγκού (phounkoú)
    - → Turkish: fufu
      - → Greek: φουφού (foufoú)
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: foc
- Franco-Provençal: fuè
- Old French: fu
  - Middle French: feu
    - French: feu
  - Tourangeau: fieuy
  - Walloon: feu
- Old Occitan: foc, fuec, fuoc
  - Occitan: fuòc, fòc; fuec; hoec; huec
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: fuego
- Asturian: fueu, fuegu, ḥuego
- Extremaduran: hueu
- Mirandese: fuogo
- Old Galician-Portuguese: fogo (see there for further descendants)
- Old Spanish: fuego (see there for further descendants)

Borrowings:

→ Catalan: focus
→ Dutch: focus
→ English: focus
→ Esperanto: fokuso
→ Finnish: fokus
→ French: focus
→ Galician: foco
→ German: Fokus
→ Italian: focus
→ Portuguese: foco
→ Russian: фо́кус (fókus)
→ Spanish: foco
→ Swedish: fokus

References[edit]

“focus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“focus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
focus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
focus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to fight for hearth and home: pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicare
“focus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“focus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French focus or German Fokus.

Noun[edit]

focus n (plural focusuri)

focus

Declension[edit]

Источник

Ooohh my mind is so messed up today. * focus dear child focus* But then again, isn’t my mind is ALWAYS messed up? ❋ Natinski (2002)

I think my grandfather is trying to tell me something. * focus Nate focus* ❋ Natinski (2002)

As an example, the ease and power of spinning the control dial to adjust manual focus in combination with _*focus bracketing*_: O was a most pleasant surprise, and the combination is better than what is offered by many DSLRs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I’m trying to focus on something specific to write. * focus Nate focus* Maybe I’ll do that tomorrow. ❋ Natinski (2002)

BASIC — (British American Security Information Council): Its main focus is on nuclear issues, but it has been active on the «small arms issue» for ten years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the main focus is the killer, who usually gets it in the end. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the department’s main focus is «Healthy Parks, Healthy You.» ❋ Unknown (2010)

«My main focus is making sure that people have options of high-quality care at the lowest possible price.» ❋ Unknown (2009)

Brooklyn Street Art: The journal’s main focus is in street and rrban art. ❋ Jaime Rojo (2010)

«I told people before the game, my main focus is to get to the hole and get fouled,» said Blatche who scored 23 points. ❋ Michael Lee (2010)

As always, the main focus is quality writing exploring the romance between the main characters and the development of their relationship. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My main focus is the 22 or 25 players who are going to be top prospects. ❋ Ewillett (2010)

I read the article about John Thune this morning and the GOP’s main focus is about stopping Obama and the Democrats. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just like the AMA – only 20-24% of doctor’s belong to it their main focus is lobby. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The panel’s main focus is to estimate how much work it takes a physician to perform a given task. ❋ Anna Wilde Mathews (2010)

[you need] to focus ❋ Supergirl2126 (2010)

I got pissed and focussed my [board].
If you focus your board, you won’t be able to [skate] unless you’ve got a [spare] ❋ Slyder (2005)

Man breaks [skateboard] «Yo, i just focused my [deck]»
Asking someone to break [thier] skateboard «dude, just focus it»
«focusing my deck felt good» ❋ SNkI8CeKr (2006)

«Dude, [come on], just focus.»
«Did you just say ‘fuck [ass]?’ [Get away] from me!»
«What?!» ❋ Eric Bot (2003)

[Focus], Still [rocking] after all [these years]! ❋ Jeffd (2006)

I [fuckin] [focused] my [board] dude. ❋ Jorden Elliott (2007)

[i own] a focus ZX5, it was slow, then i put 15 grand and [overnight] parts from mars, and now its [lightning] quick. ❋ Lee (2005)

When I think of, talk to, or spend time with [Jen], I get very focused.
I have a lot of focus right now, because I am [on the phone] with [my baby]. ❋ A.C. Heart J.L.G. (2005)

I took a [Focus] for a [test drive]. I [floored it] and it went nowhere. ❋ Td (2004)

[hocus focus], now you see, now you see [it in] your rearview [mirror]! ❋ I Special (2006)

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