Difference between Focus and Focused

What is the difference between Focus and Focused?

Focus as a verb is to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point. while Focused as a verb is (followed by on or upon) to concentrate one's attention.

Focus

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. a point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge. The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. concentration of attention. the exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions. The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface. The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point. To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane. To concentrate one's attention. To make (a liquid) less diluted. To concentrate one's attention.

Focused

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: centered or concentrated.

Example sentence: Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

We hope you now know whether to use Focus or Focused in your sentence.

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