to bring sth into focus

  • 1focus — fo|cus1 W2 [ˈfəukəs US ˈfou ] v past tense and past participle focused or focussed present participle focusing or focussing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give attention to something)¦ 2¦(camera/telescope)¦ 3¦(eyes)¦ 4¦(light)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 2focus — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 special interest/attention ADJECTIVE ▪ central, main, major, primary, prime, principal, real ▪ important, speci …

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  • 3focus — 1 verb focussing, focussed or focused 1 (I, T) to pay special attention to a particular person or thing instead of others (+ on): Modern medicine has tended to focus too much on developing highly complicated surgical techniques. | focus attention …

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  • 4spotlight — noun 1 lamp VERB + SPOTLIGHT ▪ shine ▪ They shone the spotlight on a woman at the back of the audience. ▪ step into ▪ He stepped into the spotlight to the wild applause of the crowd. SPOTLIGHT + VERB …

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  • 5attention — noun 1 act of watching/listening/showing interest ADJECTIVE ▪ full, rapt, undivided ▪ They listened with rapt attention. ▪ careful, close, meticulous …

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  • 6attention — at|ten|tion W1S1 [əˈtenʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(listen/look/think carefully)¦ 2¦(interest)¦ 3¦(notice)¦ 4¦(repair/cleaning)¦ 5¦(care)¦ 6 stand to/at attention 7 attention! 8 for the attention of somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; …

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  • 7discussion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ detailed, extensive, full, in depth, thorough (esp. AmE) ▪ They had a detailed discussion of the issues. ▪ extended, lengthy …

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  • 8run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …

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  • 9List of Sonic the Hedgehog comic book characters — This article lists the fictional characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. Contents 1 Cast creation and influence 2 Main characters 2.1 Antoine D Coolette 2.2 …

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  • 10break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …

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