FOCUS ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does focus on mean? 

• FOCUS ON (verb)
  The verb FOCUS ON has 1 sense:

1. center upon

  Familiarity information: FOCUS ON used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOCUS ON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Center upon

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

center; center on; concentrate on; focus on; revolve about; revolve around

Context example:

Our day revolved around our work

Hypernyms (to "focus on" is one way to...):

bear on; come to; concern; have to do with; pertain; refer; relate; touch; touch on (be relevant to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

 Context examples 

“This message may enrich current prevention strategies for metabolic disease that primarily focus on promoting sufficient sleep and other healthy lifestyles.”

(Study links irregular sleep patterns to metabolic disorders, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Subdiscipline of genetics with a focus on bacteria.

(Bacterial Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)

Surveillance projects which focus on issues of cancer

(Cancer Surveillance Project, NCI Thesaurus)

Current hypotheses regarding causes of "idiopathic" DCM focus on chronic viral myocarditis and/or on autoimmune abnormalities.

(Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Ultimately, this means that if we focus on energetic cancer stem cells, we may be able to directly hit the target.

(‘Energetic Cancer Cells’ May Be Origin of Cancer Spread, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Future research will focus on developing transplant procedures that improve survival and immune recovery while avoiding harmful side effects.

(Early treatment benefits infants with severe combined immunodeficiency, NIH)

The big moment of this month will be the full moon lunar eclipse of January 10 in Cancer at 20 degrees, and it will focus on your close partner.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Haas said that the findings underscore the need for doctors to focus on the health histories of women.

(First-time pregnancy complications linked to increased risk of hypertension later in life, National Institutes of Health)

Future research will focus on identifying optimal OIT regimens that maintain protection after therapy and will allow for regular food consumption without allergic symptoms.

(Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)

When you look at an object, you're using several muscles to move both eyes to focus on it.

(Eye Movement Disorders, NIH)