refocusing
refocusing is the present participle and gerund of refocus.
Meaning of refocus
Verb
refocus (third-person singular simple present refocuses or refocusses, present participle refocusing or refocussing, simple past and past participle refocused or refocussed)
- to focus on something else
- 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.2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3
- to change the focus of
- to refocus a microscope
- to change one's priorities
- to come back into focus
- Presently the white, broken stumps, the split sticks and the tangle of the thicket refocused.1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
Noun
refocusing (plural refocusings)
Forms of refocusing
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | refocussing |
| Noun | |
| plural | refocusings |
Questions about refocusing
- What does refocusing mean?
- Refocusing means a change of focus.
- What is refocusing the present participle and gerund of?
- Refocusing is the present participle and gerund of refocus.
- What part of speech is refocusing?
- Refocusing is a noun.
- What is the plural of refocusing?
- The plural of refocusing is refocusings.
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