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Meanings of focus in English

Portuguese
focar
Catalan
clavar
Spanish
clavar
Wikidata

Direct one's attention on something.

        focar
        Portuguese
        foco
        Spanish
        enfoque
        Catalan
        focus

        The concentration of attention or energy on something.

            foco
            Portuguese
            focar
            Catalan
            enfocar
            Spanish
            enfocar

            Put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie"

                Related terms
                focar
                Russian
                фокус
                Portuguese
                foco
                Spanish
                foco
                Catalan
                focus

                Fixed reference point; special points with reference to which any of a variety of curves is constructed.

                      фокус
                      Usage of focus in English
                      1
                      Last year saw Harry increasingly focus on the issue of climate change.
                      News.com.au
                      2
                      Prevention is therefore paramount and a logical focus for future research attention.
                      Pubmed
                      3
                      Officials said they needed to focus on a possible early general election.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      That new focus could fall on state elections due later this year.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      Primary production would remain the main focus of water storage scheme use.
                      Radio NZ
                      6
                      He said his administration would continue to focus on solving the problem.
                      Reuters
                      7
                      Sunak's focus on the labour market is welcome given worrying survey data.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      Future studies of comprehensive prenatal case management should focus on cross-level questions.
                      Pubmed
                      9
                      It has been a year of hard work, focus, and great success.
                      The South African
                      10
                      We need to focus on our own situation, we need the points.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      She said technical issues aside, that's the focus she wanted to continue.
                      Radio NZ
                      12
                      The new fund will focus on information technology for enterprises, he said.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      However, without a clear structure or focus such resolutions are easily broken.
                      The Irish Times
                      14
                      The debates around health reform have had a significant health geographic focus.
                      Pubmed
                      15
                      His main focus is technology and security for governments, particularly in Africa.
                      Reuters
                      16
                      Littlejohn said the key to change was no longer resources but focus.
                      The Guardian
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                      Translations for focus
                      Focus through the time
                      Focus across language varieties
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      New Zealand
                      Common
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