1. (

• concentrate ,
• focus ,
• center ,
• centre ,
• pore ,
• rivet

) direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" ;

2. (

• focus

) cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" ;

3. (

• concenter ,
• concentre ,
• focalize ,
• focalise ,
• focus ,

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

4. (

• focus ,
• focalize ,
• focalise

) become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" ;

5. (

• focus ,
• focalize ,
• focalise ,
• sharpen ,

) put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" ;

1. (

• focused ,
• focussed ,

) being in focus or brought into focus ;

2. (

• focused ,
• focussed

) (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" ;

3. (

• focused

) of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image ;