focus

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  focus 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  focus 
 
  Sense  1 
  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
  =>  steep,  immerse,  engulf,  plunge,  engross,  absorb,  soak  up 
  =>  recall 
  =>  think 
  =>  zoom  in 
  =>  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
 
  Sense  2 
  focus 
  =>  refocus 
 
  Sense  3 
  concenter,  concentre,  focus 
  =>  refocus 
 
  Sense  5 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  refocus 
  =>  pin  down  narrow  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  focus 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  focus 
 
  Sense  1 
  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
  =>  steep,  immerse,  engulf,  plunge,  engross,  absorb,  soak  up 
  =>  drink  in  drink 
  =>  recall 
  =>  think 
  =>  zoom  in 
  =>  listen,  hear,  take  heed 
  =>  incline 
 
  Sense  2 
  focus 
  =>  refocus 
 
  Sense  3 
  concenter,  concentre,  focus 
  =>  refocus 
 
  Sense  5 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  refocus 
  =>  pin  down  narrow  down 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  focus 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  focus 
 
  5  senses  of  focus 
 
  Sense  1 
  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  focus 
  =>  sharpen 
 
  Sense  3 
  concenter,  concentre,  focus 
  =>  align,  aline,  line  up  adjust 
 
  Sense  4 
  focus 
  =>  adjust  conform,  adapt 
 
  Sense  5 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  adjust  set 
  Also  See->  focus  on#1 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  focus 
 
  focus  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  focus 
 
  Sense  1 
  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  focus 
  =>  sharpen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  concenter,  concentre,  focus 
  =>  align,  aline,  line  up  adjust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  focus 
  =>  adjust  conform,  adapt 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  focus,  sharpen 
  =>  adjust  set 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  focus 
  focus 
  focusing 
  focussing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  focus 
 
  The  noun  focus  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  focus,  focusing,  focussing,  centering  --  (the  concentration  of  attention  or  energy  on  something  "the  focus  of  activity  shifted  to  molecular  biology") 
  2.  (3)  focus  --  (maximum  clarity  or  distinctness  of  an  image  rendered  by  an  optical  system:  "in  focus";  "out  of  focus") 
  3.  (2)  focus  --  (maximum  clarity  or  distinctness  of  an  idea;  "the  controversy  brought  clearly  into  focus  an  important  difference  of  opinion") 
  4.  (1)  focus,  nidus  --  (a  central  point  or  locus  of  an  infection  in  an  organism;  "the  focus  of  infection") 
  5.  stress,  focus  --  (special  emphasis  attached  to  something  "the  stress  was  more  on  accuracy  than  on  speed") 
  6.  focus,  focal  point  --  (a  point  of  convergence  of  light  (or  other  radiation)  or  a  point  from  which  it  diverges) 
  7.  focus  --  (a  fixed  reference  point  on  the  concave  side  of  a  conic  section) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  focus 
 
  The  verb  focus  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet  --  (focus  one's  attention  on  something  "Please  focus  on  your  studies  and  not  on  your  hobbies") 
  2.  (4)  focus  --  (cause  to  converge  on  or  toward  a  central  point;  "Focus  the  light  on  this  image") 
  3.  (1)  concenter,  concentre,  focus  --  (bring  into  focus  or  alignment;  to  converge  or  cause  to  converge;  of  ideas  or  emotions) 
  4.  focus  --  (become  focussed  or  come  into  focus;  "The  light  focused") 
  5.  focus,  sharpen  --  (put  into  focus;  as  of  an  image  on  a  screen;  "Please  focus  the  image;  we  cannot  enjoy  the  movie") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  focus 
  focused 
  focussed 
  in  focus 
  out  of  focus 
 
  Overview  of  noun  focus 
 
  The  noun  focus  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  focus,  focusing,  focussing,  centering  --  (the  concentration  of  attention  or  energy  on  something  "the  focus  of  activity  shifted  to  molecular  biology") 
  2.  (3)  focus  --  (maximum  clarity  or  distinctness  of  an  image  rendered  by  an  optical  system:  "in  focus";  "out  of  focus") 
  3.  (2)  focus  --  (maximum  clarity  or  distinctness  of  an  idea;  "the  controversy  brought  clearly  into  focus  an  important  difference  of  opinion") 
  4.  (1)  focus,  nidus  --  (a  central  point  or  locus  of  an  infection  in  an  organism;  "the  focus  of  infection") 
  5.  stress,  focus  --  (special  emphasis  attached  to  something  "the  stress  was  more  on  accuracy  than  on  speed") 
  6.  focus,  focal  point  --  (a  point  of  convergence  of  light  (or  other  radiation)  or  a  point  from  which  it  diverges) 
  7.  focus  --  (a  fixed  reference  point  on  the  concave  side  of  a  conic  section) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  focus 
 
  The  verb  focus  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  concentrate,  focus,  center,  centre,  pore,  rivet  --  (focus  one's  attention  on  something  "Please  focus  on  your  studies  and  not  on  your  hobbies") 
  2.  (4)  focus  --  (cause  to  converge  on  or  toward  a  central  point;  "Focus  the  light  on  this  image") 
  3.  (1)  concenter,  concentre,  focus  --  (bring  into  focus  or  alignment;  to  converge  or  cause  to  converge;  of  ideas  or  emotions) 
  4.  focus  --  (become  focussed  or  come  into  focus;  "The  light  focused") 
  5.  focus,  sharpen  --  (put  into  focus;  as  of  an  image  on  a  screen;  "Please  focus  the  image;  we  cannot  enjoy  the  movie") 

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