Main Entry: ²focus

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fo·cused also fo·cussed; fo·cus·ing also fo·cus·sing

Date: 1775

transitive verb 1 a : to bring into focus b : to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)
2 : to cause to be concentrated <focused their attention on the most urgent problems>
3 : to bring (as light rays) to a focus : concentrateintransitive verb 1 : to come to a focus : converge
2 : to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range
3 : to concentrate attention or effort

— fo·cus·able \-kə-sə-bəl\ adjective

— fo·cus·er noun