Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    focus
    /ˈfəʊkəs/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly: "try to focus on a stationary object"
    • 2. pay particular attention to: "the study will focus on a number of areas in Wales"

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. FOCUS definition: 1. the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest: 2. careful…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of FOCUS is a center of activity, attraction, or attention. How to use focus in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. the ability to concentrate ones 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.

  5. FOCUS meaning: 1. the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest: 2. careful…. Learn more.

  6. If you focus on a particular topic, or if your attention is focusedon it, you concentrate on it and deal with it. Today he focused on the economy. American English : focus / ˈfoʊkəs /

  7. Definition of focus verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Focus is something that camera lenses and sleepy students are always being asked to do. For cameras, it means finding a point where the subject is clear or "in focus." For students, it means paying attention.

  9. 1. 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. 2. a.

  10. the person or thing that is getting most attention in a situation or activity: the focus of our attention. He is the focus of a police investigation. [ U ] the special attention you give to something: Their main focus must be on reducing crime. in focus. If an image is in focus, you are able to see it clearly. out of focus.

  11. Definition of focus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.