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: having clear and definite goals and ambitions
a focused and determined individual
… has come into training camp highly focused and motivated.—Steve Reed
2
: giving attention and effort to a specific task or goal
making a focused effort to win support for the proposal
… a focused approach that targets the individual needs of students.—Dave Berns
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: brought to a point of concentration or convergence
… a focused, steerable beam of charged atoms …—Jon Orloff
focused
2 of 2past tense of focus entry 2
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“Focused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focused. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
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