Definition von focus
Wortformen:plural foci (foʊsaɪ
), plural, 3rd person singular present
tense focuses
, present participle focusing
, past tense, past participle focused
language note: The spellings focusses, focussing, focussed are also used. The plural of the noun can be either foci or focuses.
1. Verb
If you focus on a particular topic or if your attention is focused on it, you concentrate on it and think about it, discuss it, or deal with it, rather than dealing with other topics.
The research effort has focused on tracing the effects of growing levels of five
compounds. [VERB on noun]
He is currently focusing on assessment and development. [VERB + on]
Today he was able to focus his message exclusively on the economy. [VERB noun on noun]
Many of the papers focus their attention on the controversy surrounding the Foreign
Secretary. [VERB noun + on]
2. zählbares Substantiv [usually singular]
The focus of something is the main topic or main thing that it is concerned with.
The U.N.'s role in promoting peace is increasingly the focus of international attention.
The new system is the focus of controversy. [+ of]
Her children are the main focus of her life. [+ of]
3. zählbares Substantiv [usually singular]
Your focus on something is the special attention that you pay it.
He said his sudden focus on foreign policy was not motivated by presidential politics.
The report's focus is on how technology affects human life rather than business.
IBM has also shifted its focus from mainframes to personal computers.
4. unzählbares Substantiv
5. Verb
If you focus your eyes or if your eyes focus, your eyes adjust so that you can clearly see the thing that you want to look at. If you focus a camera, telescope, or other instrument, you adjust it so that you can see clearly through it.
Kelly couldn't focus his eyes well enough to tell if the figure was male or female. [VERB noun]
His eyes slowly began to focus on what looked like a small dark ball. [VERB + on]
He found the binoculars and focused them on the boat. [VERB noun + on]
Had she kept the camera focused on the river bank she might have captured a vital
scene. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB]
6. unzählbares Substantiv
7. Verb
8. zählbares Substantiv
The focus of a number of rays or lines is the point at which they meet.
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SubstantivWortformen:plural ˈfocuses or ˈfoˌci (ˈfoʊˌsaɪ
; fōˈsīˌ)
1.
the point where rays of light, heat, etc. or waves of sound come together, or from
which they spread or seem to spread; specif., the point where rays of light reflected by a mirror or refracted by a lens meet (called real focus) or the point where they would meet if prolonged backward through the lens or mirror (called virtual focus)
2.
4.
any center of activity, attention, etc.
5.
a part of the body where a disease process, as an infection, tumor, etc., is localized
or most active
6.
the starting point of an earthquake
Verb transitivWortformen:ˈfocused or ˈfocussed, ˈfocusing or ˈfocussing
8.
to bring into focus
9.
to adjust the focal length of (the eye, a lens, etc.) in order to produce a clear
image
Verb intransitiv
11.
to meet at a focus
12.
to adjust one's eye or a lens so as to make a clear image
13.
to direct one's thoughts or efforts; concentrate
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Abgeleitete Formen
Substantiv
Wortherkunft von focus
Substantiv plural -cuses or -ci (-saɪ, -kaɪ, -kiː)
1.
a point of convergence of light or other electromagnetic radiation, particles, sound waves, etc, or a point from which they appear to diverge
2. another name for focal point (sense 1), focal length
3. 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.
5. geometry
6.
the point beneath the earth's surface at which an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion originates
Compare epicentreVerb -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cusses, -cussing or -cussed
8.
to bring or come to a focus or into focus
9. (transitive; often foll by on)
to fix attention (on); concentrate
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Adjektiv
focuser (ˈfocuser)
Substantiv
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Britisches Englisch: focus
/ˈfəʊkəs/ NOUN
The focus of something is the main topic or main thing that it is concerned with.
The new system is the focus of much criticism.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: focus
- Arabisch: مَرْكَز
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: foco
- Chinesisch: 焦点
- Kroatisch: fokus
- Tschechisch: střed zájmu
- Dänisch: fokus
- Niederländisch: focus
- Europäisches Spanisch: foco Fotografía
- Finnisch: keskipiste
- Französisch: centre
- Deutsch: Brennpunkt
- Griechisch: εστία
- Italienisch: centro
- Japanisch: 焦点
- Koreanisch: 초점
- Norwegisch: fokus
- Polnisch: ognisko optyka
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: foco
- Rumänisch: punct central
- Russisch: фокус
- Spanisch: foco centro de atención
- Schwedisch: fokus
- Thai: จุดเน้น
- Türkisch: odak
- Ukrainisch: фокус
- Vietnamesisch: trọng tâm
Britisches Englisch: focus
/ˈfəʊkəs/ VERB
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.
Many of the papers focus their attention on the president.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: focus
- Arabisch: يُرَكِّزُ
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: focar
- Chinesisch: 集中
- Kroatisch: usredotočiti se
- Tschechisch: soustředit se
- Dänisch: fokusere
- Niederländisch: aandacht hebben voor
- Europäisches Spanisch: enfocar
- Finnisch: kohdistaa
- Französisch: se concentrer
- Deutsch: konzentrieren (sich)
- Griechisch: εστιάζω
- Italienisch: concentrarsi
- Japanisch: 焦点を合わせる
- Koreanisch: 초점을 맞추다
- Norwegisch: fokusere
- Polnisch: skupić
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: focar
- Rumänisch: a se concentra
- Russisch: фокусировать(ся)
- Spanisch: enfocar
- Schwedisch: fokusera
- Thai: มุ่งเน้น
- Türkisch: odaklanmak
- Ukrainisch: зосереджувати(-ся)
- Vietnamesisch: chú trọng
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