to focus on
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3.3
- phrasal verb
- Specialized
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poner el foco en
- Many user studies have focused on specific archival functions, such as description, reference, preservation, and appraisal.
- research focuses on
Examples
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When you click the button, it will focus on the input field so you can type your response.
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Plaza areas were reorganized and sidewalks were built through them, often focusing on a central fountain or gazebo.
Academic text (2005) -
Perhaps, also, is the underlying "need" for many to focus on talent development.
Academic text (2005) -
Banned Books Week creates an opportunity to focus on this theme.
Academic text (2015) -
The nav has to focus on one screen at a time to do his job.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most have focused on the effect of food worker training on critical inspection violations.
Academic text (2005) -
OK, here you focus on a row, a row of a matrix and a measurement set up.
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In addition, the project required that students engage in participatory action research that focuses on their own social realities.
Academic text (2010) -
To begin using the software, make sure to focus on the settings menu first.
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After opening the application, it will focus on the main interface for inputting data.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'focus' (direct attention) combined with the preposition 'on' (targeting something) yields a clear compositional meaning of directing attention toward an element, so a B1 learner would likely infer it refers to directing something toward a UI element. However, the specific technical sense of granting keyboard/input receptivity is a domain-specific extension that is not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so prior exposure or technical knowledge is usually needed.
Etymology
Focus on in computing borrows the same image: the blinking cursor or highlighted box is the bright spot where the computer listens. That's why when a field is 'focused' it will 'receive input' and accept your typing.