Collocations for "focused"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "focused" in context.
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focus
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [regional, national, domestic] focus
- our [primary, main] focus is to
- is a major focus of the [company, country, government]
- the focus of the [class, presentation] is to
- what is your focus (in life)?
- has no focus (or motivation)
- has poor focus in class
- her focus was on [learning, studying, working]
- [a career, an academic] focus
- a [strong, special, particular] focus on
- a focus on [math, history, art]
- [divert, change] your focus (from)
- need to redirect your focus (to)
- please direct your focus to
- a camera's focus
- set the camera to [manual, auto, automatic] focus
- with the camera set to [manual] focus
- the [image, figure, screen, picture] came into focus
- the [image] was out of focus
- the focus of the [earthquake, tsunami, eruption]
- a focus group
- the focus distance
- focus the [camera, lens]
- the [cameras] were focused on [him, the singer, the president]
- focus on your [goals, dreams, grades, career]
- focus on what's important
- [trying, unable] to focus
- focus on a [project, article, topic]
- focus on [getting, finishing, writing, providing]
- focus [especially, in particular] on
- [difficulty, trouble, problems] focusing
- focus at [work, school, home]
- focus his [attention, gaze] on
'focused' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):