focus
VERB:
1. to bring to a focus or into focus; cause to converge on a perceived point:
to focus the lens of a camera.
2. to fix attention (on); concentrate:
to focus one's thoughts; to focus troop deployment in the east.
3. to be or become focused:
My eyes have trouble focusing on distant objects.
4. to direct one's attention or efforts:
Students must focus in class.
5. to bring or come to a focus or into focus:
The results of that research were focused for classroom presentation.
6. to cause to be concentrated:
focused their attention on the most urgent problems.
7. to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.):
focus the telescope.
8. to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus; concentrate.
9. to concentrate attention or effort:
focus on the most pressing needs.
10. to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range:
Newborn babies cannot focus for several months.
11. to come to a focus; converge.
12. to converge on or toward a central point of focus; be focused.
13. to adjust a lens or instrument to produce a clear image.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin: fireplace, hearth. Dictionary 2: C17: via New Latin from Latin: hearth, fireplace. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 1664. Verb: 1807. History and Etymology: Noun and Verb: New Latin, from Latin, hearth. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. to bring to a focus or into focus; cause to converge on a perceived point:
to focus the lens of a camera.
2. to fix attention (on); concentrate:
to focus one's thoughts; to focus troop deployment in the east.
3. to be or become focused:
My eyes have trouble focusing on distant objects.
4. to direct one's attention or efforts:
Students must focus in class.
5. to bring or come to a focus or into focus:
The results of that research were focused for classroom presentation.
6. to cause to be concentrated:
focused their attention on the most urgent problems.
7. to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.):
focus the telescope.
8. to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus; concentrate.
9. to concentrate attention or effort:
focus on the most pressing needs.
10. to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range:
Newborn babies cannot focus for several months.
11. to come to a focus; converge.
12. to converge on or toward a central point of focus; be focused.
13. to adjust a lens or instrument to produce a clear image.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin: fireplace, hearth. Dictionary 2: C17: via New Latin from Latin: hearth, fireplace. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 1664. Verb: 1807. History and Etymology: Noun and Verb: New Latin, from Latin, hearth. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.