Focus and Listen

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Focus

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.
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Listen and focus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Listen" instead a verb "Focus".
Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Listen

Listen verb - Listen and pay attention.
Usage example: Listen to your father
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Focus and listen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead a verb "Listen".
Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

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people focus people listen people
time focus time listen time
money focus money listen money
eyes focus eyes listen eyes
Other words: times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Deathstalker Lewis tries to explain to her that she'll get burned out if she doesn't focus on the big terrorist groups, but she doesn't listen.
    Source: Literature / Deathstalker
  • Moby Schtick A downplayed example, as the focus isn't on her obsession so much as her refusing to listen to SpongeBob's warnings that the worm is bigger and more dangerous than Sandy thinks.
    Source: Moby Schtick
  • Ghostapo A primary focus of the Thule Society was a claim concerning the origins of the Aryan race, as the descendants of Atlantis (sometimes called Thule), depending on which rumour you listen to.
    Source: Ghostapo
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