focus on
Give attention to
To focus on something is to direct attention or effort toward it, often to the exclusion of other things: Let's focus on the problem at hand.
The phrase implies deliberate concentration—choosing one target among many possibilities.
You might focus on your career, focus on the positive, or tell someone to focus on what matters.
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- zero inFocus with precision
- zero in onFocus precisely upon
- home in onDirect toward precisely
- hone in onFocus narrowly toward target
attention · pay attention · hone · fixate · laser · tunnel vision · spotlight · sharpen · pinpoint · center · narrow · narrow down · target · set sights on · zoom · magnify · clarity · intent
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- highlightemphasize, highlight, accentuate, underscore, underline
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- get startedget going, get moving, dig in, dive in, jump in
- chew overchew, ruminate, mull over, ponder, contemplate
- revolve aroundorbit, spin, rotate, circle, pivot
focus onscatter
Distribute in random directions
diffuse · disperse · spread thin · generalize · drift
focus ondeprioritize
Reduce in importance
set aside · sideline · put on the back burner · downplay · push aside
focus, focused, focusing, unfocused, refocus, refocused, refocusing, focal, focalize