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• v  direct one's attention on something
• v  cause to converge on or toward a central point
• v  bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
• v  become focussed or come into focus
• v  put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie"
• a  being in focus or brought into focus
• s  (of light rays) converging on a point

• I think it was sad how much they focussed on weight (giving the participants' ages, heights, and weights every time they interviewed them), and I would watch it without that .
• Obama will then be able to give the finger to all the naysayers (who should rightly be supporting him now but are more focussed on carping about tactics and whining about how Obama .
• Greenwald is focussed and prolific -- maybe wordy, but he is not meanspirited.

• concentrate
• focus
• center
• centre
• pore
• rivet
• concenter
• concentre
• focalize
• focalise
• sharpen
• focused

• blur
• unfocused

News & Articles

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• Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
  The Secretary-General has had more discussions with members of the new Chinese leadership in Beijing on Thursday and a series of meetings that focussed on climate change.
  June 20, 2013 - United Nations

Quotes

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• Fabio Capello in Rediff
  I always wanted to stay until the end of my contract,Capello said. "In South Africa we are totally focussed on the World Cup."
• Justine Henin in Hindustan Times
  A big part of my success is that I've always been very focussed on myself in the last few years,Henin said. "Don't look too much on the other side of the net."