Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refocus

/ɹifˈoʊkəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: re-fo-cus
IPA: /ɹifˈoʊkəs/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to focus on something else

Intransitive verb

verb

to change the focus of

Transitive verb

verb

to change one's priorities

Intransitive verb

verb

to come back into focus

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government."
"to refocus a microscope"
"These two sets of questions are interrelated in such a way that they often actually work to prevent productive discussion of the movie's politics. Just a few observations might make this point clear, and help to refocus the debate that has surrounded the film since its opening earlier this summer."
"Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English focus English refocus From re- + focus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

refocuses (present, singular) refocusses (present, singular) refocusing (participle, present) refocussing (participle, present) refocused (participle, past) refocused (past) refocussed (participle, past) refocussed (past)

Derived Forms

refocusable refocuser

Frequently Paired Words

focus prioritize

Rhymes With

focus locus hocus pocus crocus

Questions

How do you pronounce refocus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹifˈoʊkəs/.
What does refocus mean?: to focus on something else
Where does refocus come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English focus English refocus From re- + focus.

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