Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with focus in American Collocation
focus
verb
intransitive/transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈfoʊkəs/
mainly
especially
largely
mainly
mostly
particularly
predominantly
primarily
principally
This project will focus primarily on scientific and technical data.
a lot
firmly
heavily
strongly
Most dance instructors focus heavily on the teaching of moves.
only
entirely
exclusively
purely
solely
specifically
totally
It is not enough to focus solely on performance – price is also important.
on one or a few things
clearly
closely
narrowly
sharply
tightly
Many researchers are dissatisfied with narrowly focussed research.
more and more
increasingly
Cultural activity in the 21st century is increasingly focussing on commerce.
in a particular way
clinically
commercially
vocationally
This is a commercially focussed company, but it’s not just about making money.
The courses for nurses are clinically focussed. | a commercially focussed business
attention
efforts
mind
thoughts
It is important that we focus our efforts on change-management issues.