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Focus Pronunciation

Pronounce Focus as F OW K UW S.

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    Focus phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'focus'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of focus: /foʊkus/
    • Modern IPA representation of focus: /fɒcʊs/

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    List of meaning for focus

    to pay attention to or study something closely

    focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering(noun)

    the concentration of attention or energy on something

    "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"

    focus(noun)

    maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

    "in focus"; "out of focus"

    focus(noun)

    maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

    "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"

    focus, focal point, nidus(noun)

    a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

    "the focus of infection"

    stress, focus(noun)

    special emphasis attached to something

    "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

    focus, focal point(noun)

    a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

    focus(verb)

    a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

    concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet(verb)

    direct one's attention on something

    "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

    focus(verb)

    cause to converge on or toward a central point

    "Focus the light on this image"

    concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus(verb)

    bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

    focus, focalize, focalise(verb)

    become focussed or come into focus

    "The light focused"

    focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen(verb)

    put (an image) into focus

    "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"

    a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

    in the 19th century Paris was the focus of the art world

    a guiding or motivating purpose or principle

    a wildlife conservation organization that seems to have lost its focus

    to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

    try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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    Translation found for focus

    focus in sentence

    1. Because Ted is a cultural anthropologist, his primary focus of study is on the traditions of distinctive groups of people.

    2. One specific focus of cryogenics is developing methods to for produce and maintain very low temperatures.

    3. During the competition, the team’s sole focus was crushing the competitor.

    4. It must be exhausting for a nihilist to focus all of their concentration on opposing values, religion and life, in general.

    5. Deep breathing and intense focus during meditation can help enhance the feeling of serenity.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term focus

    We don't have any great need or desire or focus on going to any other country at the moment. We really like, in those countries, the fact that there's very little competition. That's a big advantage for us.

    – Executive Chairman Richard Baker

    But I get to focus on the cloud and the advanced threats space more, blue Coat had tremendous growth behind the scenes and now I get to focus on taking that growth and trying to get it to the billion-dollar revenue mark.

    – Michael Fey

    Right now our focus ought to be really crisp execution, running the business. That opportunity sits out there as upside, perhaps, in the future.

    – Chief Executive Alan Armstrong

    There was a failure of government in terms of people not using common sense enough to prevent this from happening and identifying it soon enough ... and the people that did this work for me, so I am responsible, my focus now, though is how do we address it? How do we follow up? How do we help these parents and these kids that could go on for years?

    – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

    We are in a time in business when there is so much focus on collaboration and teamwork... but we also live in a culture where you have to show your stuff.

    – Lindsey Pollak

    I have no time to Cry because my Focus is to Fly in the Sky!

    – RVM

    Self-motivation without gratitude is impossible. Our energy is "sapped" when our entire focus is on what's wrong instead of what is right with our lives. One of our greatest challenges is to live and love in spite of pain and disappointment...to find gratitude in the midst of it all. -Jayadeva De Silva

    – Jayadeva de Silva

    With the balance sheet back in rude health, and complexity significantly reduced, WPP needs to focus on the technological and creative transformation that will be vital to its long term future in a rapidly changing industry.

    – Nicholas Hyett

    I think it's been substantive, they said they were going to focus on the economy, and that's largely what they did.

    – Jane Hall

    The ECB is widely expected to keep policy unchanged at the June council meeting today, the focus of the press conference will be on comments on Greece and whether the ECB is willing to maintain Greek banks' lifeline in the form of extended ELA assistance.

    – Ioan Smith

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