Focus meaning in English

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Definition

to focus (on a subject): to concentrate, to be centered or fixed, to keep one's attention (on a subject) verb
I am focusing on improving my English. I am studying all the time.
a focus: a central point of interest noun
The focus of my speech is pollution.
focused: concentrated, centered, centralized adjective

Examples

  • "I work for "South Australian Jobs Focus", and I'd like to encourage your listeners to come to live and work in South Australia."
  • "Which woman should I focus on?"
  • "This chapter will focus on grocery shopping."
  • "Ok Brian, it's time to focus."
  • "Let's try to stay focused, shall we?"
  • "Now I want you to focus on that memory and tell me how it makes you feel."
  • "We focus."
  • "Now then, I want you to focus on that feeling of strength and put it somewhere in your mind where you can find it again."
  • "Brian : Okay, Mr. Delavigne, we're going to record another message, and this time I want you to focus on energy, and the vibe you're giving to your callers."
  • "So far I've transformed into a duck and an elephant, but now I'm focusing on becoming a lotus flower."
  • "Horatio's face was painted with what I can only assume to be traditional Amazonian facial markings, and his expression seemed bizarre: distant, yet intensely focused."
  • "Their goal is to promote teamwork and develop "skill sets" which will help us become more confident, more efficient and more focused on the well-being of the entire organization."
  • "While the print media has indeed been critical of your company recently, we propose focusing on Delavigne's Internet presence to shift the narrative from tabloid gossip to the high quality profiles and experience of your staff."
  • "We'll start with the basics, then focus on the Internet, and eventually we'll deal with word processing, spreadsheets, etc."
  • "Icarus : Guys, we have to focus here."
  • "Brian : Ok Brian, it's time to focus."
  • "We're going to relaunch YouBeauty.com with a stronger focus on luxury brands."
  • "Or is there something else in particular you would like to focus on?"

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