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focused
Overview of verb focus
The verb focus has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (6) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet -- (direct 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, focalize, focalise, focus -- (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)
4. focus, focalize, focalise -- (become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused")
5. focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen -- (put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie")
Overview of adj focused
The adj focused has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) focused -- (of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image)
2. focused, focussed -- (being in focus or brought into focus)
3. focused, focussed -- ((of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire")
4. centered, centred, centralized, centralised, focused -- (concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose)
Antonyms of verb focus
3 of 5 senses of focus
Sense 2
focus
Antonym of blur (Sense 2)
=>blur
Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
Antonym of blur (Sense 6)
=>blur, dim, slur
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
Antonym of blur (Sense 5)
=>blur, blear
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb focus
5 senses of focus
Sense 1
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
focus
=> sharpen
=> change intensity
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
=> align, aline, line up, adjust
=> reorient
=> change
Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
=> adjust, conform, adapt
=> change
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> adjust, set, correct
=> change, alter, modify
Also See> focus on#1
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, focalize, focalise, focus
=> refocus
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> refocus
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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, focalize, focalise, focus
=> align, aline, line up, adjust
Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
=> adjust, conform, adapt
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> adjust, set, correct
Also See> focus on#1
'Cause To' of verb focus
1 of 5 senses of focus
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> focus, focalize, focalise
Derived Forms of verb focus
5 senses of focus
Sense 1
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#1
=> focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
RELATED TO>(noun) focussing#1
=> focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
RELATED TO>(noun) focusing#1
=> focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
Sense 2
focus
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#6
=> focus, focal point
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#2
=> focus
RELATED TO>(noun) focusing#2
=> focalization, focalisation, focusing
Sense 3
concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#3
=> focus
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#1
=> focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering
RELATED TO>(noun) focusing#2
=> focalization, focalisation, focusing
Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#6
=> focus, focal point
RELATED TO>(noun) focusing#2
=> focalization, focalisation, focusing
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
RELATED TO>(noun) focus#2
=> focus
RELATED TO>(noun) focusing#2
=> focalization, focalisation, focusing
Domain of verb focus
Domain Terms of verb focus
Familiarity of verb focus
focus used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb focus
5 senses of focus
Sense 1
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
*> Somebody ----s on something
Sense 2
focus
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb focus
5 senses of focus
Sense 1
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
> think, cogitate, cerebrate
=> puzzle over
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> think
=> philosophize, philosophise
=> brainstorm
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> reason
=> reason, reason out, conclude
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> study, meditate, contemplate
=> plan
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
=> concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
=> give, pay, devote
=> think about
=> think
=> think
Sense 2
focus
> sharpen
=> focus
Sense 3
concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
> align, aline, line up, adjust
=> address
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> realign, realine
=> true, true up
=> collimate
=> concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
> adjust, conform, adapt
=> readjust, readapt
=> readapt
=> assimilate
=> focus, focalize, focalise
=> acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate
=> match
=> obey
=> square
Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
> adjust, set, correct
=> proportion
=> modulate
=> temper
=> tune, tune up
=> calibrate, graduate, fine-tune
=> tune, tune up
=> time
=> trim
=> zero, zero in
=> zero
=> readjust, reset
=> attune
=> time
=> set
=> regulate, modulate
=> focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> synchronize, synchronise, sync
=> pressurize, pressurise
=> depressurize, depressurise, decompress
=> match, fit
=> plumb
=> align, ordinate, coordinate
=> harmonize, harmonise, reconcile
=> linearize, linearise
=> justify
=> citify
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb focus
Sense 1
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
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Sense 2
focus
=> sharpen
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Sense 3
concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus
=> align, aline, line up, adjust
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Sense 4
focus, focalize, focalise
=> adjust, conform, adapt
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Sense 5
focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen
=> adjust, set, correct
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Grep of verb focus
focus
focus on
refocus
Antonyms of adj focused
4 senses of focused
Sense 1
focused
INDIRECT (VIA adjusted) -> unadjusted
Sense 2
focused (vs. unfocused), focussed
unfocused (vs. focused), unfocussed
Sense 3
focused, focussed
INDIRECT (VIA convergent) -> divergent, diverging
Sense 4
centered, centred, centralized, centralised, focused
INDIRECT (VIA concentrated) -> distributed
Similarity of adj focused
4 senses of focused
Sense 1
focused
=> adjusted (vs. unadjusted)
Sense 2
focused (vs. unfocused), focussed
Sense 3
focused, focussed
=> convergent (vs. divergent)
Sense 4
centered, centred, centralized, centralised, focused
=> concentrated (vs. distributed)
Pertainyms of adj focused
Attributes of adj focused
Domain of adj focused
Domain Terms of adj focused
Familiarity of adj focused
focused used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj focused
focused
unfocused
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