focus — to concentrate attention or effort on something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to concentrate attention or effort on something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfoʊkəs/
Korean meaning: 집중하다, 초점을 맞추다
Korean pronunciation: 포-커스 (강세: 포)
Example Sentences
- I tried to focus during the boring lecture, but kept thinking about lunch.
- The camera couldn't focus properly because my hands were shaking from too much coffee.
- The main focus of today's class is English grammar.
focus
VERB//ˈfoʊkəs//
to concentrate attention or effort on something
💡 Concept
Concentrating on one specific task
🎵 Rhyme
No more hocus pocus, focus on the locus!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈfoʊkəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfəʊkəs/
🌳Etymology
Rootfocus
Origin
라틴어 'focus'에서 유래했는데, 원래 뜻은 '난로, 벽난로'였습니다. 집 안의 중심이 되는 난로처럼 모든 것이 모이는 중심점이라는 의미로 발전했어요.
🎵Rhyme
hocuslocus
hocus
locus
🔗Collocations
focus on
lose focus
sharp focus
main focus
focus attention
narrow focus
shift focus
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I tried to focus during the boring lecture, but kept thinking about lunch.”
😄 Fun example
“The camera couldn't focus properly because my hands were shaking from too much coffee.”
“The main focus of today's class is English grammar.”
“She needs to focus more on her pronunciation.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
concentratecenteremphasizehighlighttarget
Antonyms
scatterdispersedistract
Related
attentionconcentrationlenszoomclarity
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