Focus
Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.
Leave
Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.
How words are described
| good | good focus | good leave |
| typical | typical focus | typical leave |
| single | single focus | single leave |
| strong | strong focus | strong leave |
| Other adjectives: real, huge, little, key, general, extra, primary, sudden, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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While speed lines in the west are traditionally drawn on the character and leave the background in focus, the Japanese artist traditionally speed-lines the background, leaving the character in focus.
Source: Speed Stripes - Does it count that you probably forget their goal (get the villain to leave voluntarily) and focus instead on whether they'll be able to grab that container of explosives?
Source: Film / Undercover Blues -
Downplayed in that the less combat ready Ds usually leave the fighting to the more experienced ones and instead focus on their education.
Source: Light Novel / Unlimited Fafnir
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Leave and Focus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/focus/leave
Focus & Leave. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/focus/leave>.
Leave or Focus. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/focus/leave.
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