What part of speech is focused?

Focused can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. focused is a verb, past participle of focus (infinitive).
  • 2. focused is a verb, past simple of focus (infinitive).
  • 3. focused is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more focused
    most focused
  • Positive: focused 
  • Comparative: more focused
  • Superlative: most focused

What does focused mean?

Definitions

Adjective

focused - of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image
focused - (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire"
focused - being in focus or brought into focus

Verb

focus - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"
focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
focus - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
focus - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

Examples of focused

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Focused light rays can set something afire.
2. adj. The reported finding at Dugway undermines the argument of both the "bomb Iraq" crowd and the liberals focused on Dr. Steve Hatfill who object to US biodefense research because they view it as being useful for offensive purposes.
3. adj. Just stay focused.
4. adj. I need you to stay focused.
5. adj. You need to stay focused.
6. adj. Tom tried to stay focused.
7. adj. We've got to stay focused.
8. adj. Tom struggled to stay focused.
9. adj. Tom was trying to stay focused.
10. adj. Tom forced himself to stay focused.
11. adj. Let's try to stay focused.
12. adj. We need to stay focused.
13. adj. Everyone needs to stay focused.
14. adj. I just tried to stay focused.
15. adj. We have to stay focused.
16. verb β€˜β€™It was the first time that Bush totally focused on the Taliban threat rather than Al Qaeda with the Pakistanis,’’ says a Western diplomat.
17. verb Sandi sez it's actually happening at 10 AM and it's renewable-focused.
18. verb The hearing is focused on the pilot and we have an opportunity to provide some probing questions for Wolens to direct to Sam and Tom.
19. verb There are already several forums around the net focused on discussing Guild Wars, so why create a new one?
20. verb In just 2-3 focused lessons, I'm already now capable of picking up new songs off YouTube guitar how to videos and am even writing my own orginals with confidence!
21. verb Not very welcoming and focused mostly on keeping little kids entertained.
22. verb We are absolutely confident that Stuart's ethical and focused strategies will see these trends continue to grow, and our business will reap the rewards of this program.
23. verb Most studies, however, have not focused on the influence Emmet's theory had on computer graphics.
24. verb I focused the camera on her face.
25. verb He focused his attention on that problem.
26. verb Her attention is focused on children.
27. verb Girls who are focused on guys but can't be honest with them are encountered by young men in growing numbers nowadays.
28. verb She focused on her work.
29. verb Alain focused all his attention on his cat.
30. verb Tom is focused.
Sentence  
adj.
Focused light rays can set something afire.
The reported finding at Dugway undermines the argument of both the "bomb Iraq" crowd and the liberals focused on Dr. Steve Hatfill who object to US biodefense research because they view it as being useful for offensive purposes.
Just stay focused.
I need you to stay focused.
You need to stay focused.
Tom tried to stay focused.
We've got to stay focused.
Tom struggled to stay focused.
Tom was trying to stay focused.
Tom forced himself to stay focused.
Let's try to stay focused.
We need to stay focused.
Everyone needs to stay focused.
I just tried to stay focused.
We have to stay focused.
verb
β€˜β€™It was the first time that Bush totally focused on the Taliban threat rather than Al Qaeda with the Pakistanis,’’ says a Western diplomat.
Sandi sez it's actually happening at 10 AM and it's renewable-focused.
The hearing is focused on the pilot and we have an opportunity to provide some probing questions for Wolens to direct to Sam and Tom.
There are already several forums around the net focused on discussing Guild Wars, so why create a new one?
In just 2-3 focused lessons, I'm already now capable of picking up new songs off YouTube guitar how to videos and am even writing my own orginals with confidence!
Not very welcoming and focused mostly on keeping little kids entertained.
We are absolutely confident that Stuart's ethical and focused strategies will see these trends continue to grow, and our business will reap the rewards of this program.
Most studies, however, have not focused on the influence Emmet's theory had on computer graphics.
I focused the camera on her face.
He focused his attention on that problem.
Her attention is focused on children.
Girls who are focused on guys but can't be honest with them are encountered by young men in growing numbers nowadays.
She focused on her work.
Alain focused all his attention on his cat.
Tom is focused.

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