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focused adjective [ ˈfəʊkəst ]

• directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity towards a particular aim.
• "Darren knows what he wants and he's very focused"
Similar: concentrated, concentrating, attentive, absorbed, engrossed, fascinated, enthralled, enrapt, rapt, earnest, intense, studious, fixed, steady, steadfast, occupied, preoccupied, wrapped up, alert, watchful, observant, determined, resolved, firm, committed, single-minded, inflexible, obsessive, obsessed, fanatical, fixated,
Opposite: distracted,

focus verb

• adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly.
• "try to focus on a stationary object"
• pay particular attention to.
• "the study will focus on a number of areas in Wales"
• place the focus on (an element of a sentence).
Origin: mid 17th century (as a term in geometry and physics): from Latin, literally ‘domestic hearth’.


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