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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFocus
/ˈfoʊ.kəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The center of interest or activity.
"The main focus of the meeting is the upcoming marketing strategy."
- 1
To adapt to the changing conditions of a situation; to concentrate attention or effort.
"You need to focus on your studies if you want to pass the exam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'focus' originates from the Latin 'focus', meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace', which evolved in the 17th century to denote a point of convergence in optics and later expanded to various contexts including attention and concentration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Focus" is said worldwide
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foyer
Transliteration: /fwa.je/
"Le foyer de l'attention était sur le conférencier."
Fokus
Transliteration: /ˈfoːkʊs/
"Der Fokus liegt auf der Kundenzufriedenheit."
fuoco
Transliteration: /ˈfwɔ.ko/
"Il fuoco della discussione era il bilancio."
enfoque
Transliteration: /eɱˈfo.ke/
"El enfoque principal es mejorar la calidad."
foco
Transliteration: /ˈfo.ku/
"O foco da reunião foi a inovação."
ध्यान
Transliteration: dhyan
"पढ़ाई पर अपना ध्यान केंद्रित करें।"
焦点
Transliteration: jiāodiǎn
"这次会议的焦点是环保问题。"
초점
Transliteration: chojeom
"모든 초점이 그에게 맞춰졌다."
焦点
Transliteration: shōten
"議論の焦点がずれている。"
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