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focus v. [
concentrate, center, centre, pore, rivet] direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
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focus n. [
focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering] the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
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focus v. cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
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focus n. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
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focus n. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
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