Focusing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the concentration of attention or energy on something

the act of bringing into focus

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈoʊkəsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈəʊkəsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈəʊkəsɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈoʊkəsɪŋ/.

Examples

the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
he had no direction in his life
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concentre focal point focussing focalize centering concentrate direction pore concenter focalise rivet centre sharpen focalization focus center focalisation

Antonyms

blur

Parts of Speech

noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something “the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”
noun	the act of bringing into focus
verb	direct one's attention on something “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”
verb	cause to converge on or toward a central point “Focus the light on this image”
verb	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
verb	become focussed or come into focus “The light focused”
verb	put (an image) into focus “Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie”

Word Forms

focus	verb	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
center	verb	center upon
focalize	verb	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
focalise	verb	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
concentration	noun	complete attention; intense mental effort
focus	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
focussing	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
focusing	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
center	noun	the object upon which interest and attention focuses
centering	noun	the concentration of attention or energy on something
focalization	noun	the act of bringing into focus
focalisation	noun	the act of bringing into focus

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fokussierung

die Konzentration der Aufmerksamkeit oder Energie auf etwas

🇫🇷French

se concentrer

la concentration de l'attention ou de l'énergie sur quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

enfoque

la concentración de atención o energía en algo

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpstellen

de concentratie van aandacht of energie op iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

focando

a concentração de atenção ou energia em algo

🇷🇺Russian

фокусировка

концентрация внимания или энергии на чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्यान केंद्रित

किसी चीज़ पर ध्यान या ऊर्जा की एकाग्रता

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোকাস

কিছুতে মনোযোগ বা শক্তির ঘনত্ব

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனம் செலுத்துகிறது

ஏதோவொன்றில் கவனம் அல்லது ஆற்றலின் செறிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

దృష్టి కేంద్రీకరించడం

ఏదో ఒకదానిపై శ్రద్ధ లేదా శక్తి యొక్క ఏకాగ్రత

🇮🇳Marathi

लक्ष केंद्रित करणे

एखाद्या गोष्टीवर लक्ष किंवा उर्जेची एकाग्रता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધ્યાન કેન્દ્રિત

કોઈ વસ્તુ પર ધ્યાન અથવા ઊર્જાની એકાગ્રતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಿಸುವುದು

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಗಮನ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಏಕಾಗ್ರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രദ്ധ കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശ്രദ്ധയുടെയോ ഊർജ്ജത്തിൻ്റെയോ കേന്ദ്രീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਕਸ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਊਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਗਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

توجہ مرکوز

کسی چیز پر توجہ یا توانائی کا ارتکاز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

聚焦

将注意力或精力集中在某事上

🇯🇵Japanese

焦点を合わせる

何かに対する注意やエネルギーの集中

🇰🇷Korean

집중하다

어떤 것에 관심이나 에너지를 집중시키는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tập trung

sự tập trung sự chú ý hoặc năng lượng vào một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

มุ่งเน้น

ความเข้มข้นของความสนใจหรือพลังงานในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

fokus

konsentrasi perhatian atau energi pada sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatutok

ang konsentrasyon ng atensyon o enerhiya sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

memfokuskan

penumpuan perhatian atau tenaga pada sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التركيز

تركيز الاهتمام أو الطاقة على شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تمرکز کردن

تمرکز توجه یا انرژی روی چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

odaklanma

dikkatin veya enerjinin bir şey üzerinde yoğunlaşması

🇮🇱Hebrew

התמקדות

ריכוז תשומת הלב או האנרגיה על משהו

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