Focus vs Acknowledge - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between focus and acknowledge

is that focus is to adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane while acknowledge is to admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a god.

As a noun focus

is a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

focus

English

(wikipedia focus)

Noun

(countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

(countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.

(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus'.

(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.

(uncountable) Concentration of attention.

(countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions.

(computing, graphical user interface) The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.

(linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.

Verb

To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.

To concentrate one's attention.

Focus on passing the test.

To concentrate one’s attention.

If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus .

Usage notes

The spellings focusses'', ''focussing'', ''focussed'' are more common in Commonwealth English than in American English, but in both varieties they are less common than the spellings ''focuses'', ''focusing'', ''focused .

Derived terms

* focus group * in focus * out of focus

acknowledge
English

Alternative forms
* acknowledg (obsolete)
Verb
(acknowledg)
To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a god.

:* I acknowledge my transgressions. - ''Psalm 51:3 .

:* ''For ends generally acknowledged to be good. -

To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.

:* In all thy ways acknowledge Him. - ''Proverbs 3:6

:* By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee. - , III-v

To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor.

:* ''They his gifts acknowledged none. -

To notify receipt, as of a letter.

To own as genuine or valid; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to acknowledge a deed.

Usage notes
* Acknowledge'' is opposed to keep back, or conceal, and supposes that something had been previously known to us (though perhaps not to others) which we now feel bound to lay open or make public. Thus, a man ''acknowledges'' a secret marriage; one who has done wrong ''acknowledges'' his fault; and author ''acknowledges'' his obligation to those who have aided him; we ''acknowledge our ignorance. * Recognize'' supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds, but that now we know it (as it were) anew, or receive and admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings. Thus, we ''recognize'' a friend after a long absence. We ''recognize'' facts, principles, truths, etc., when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men usually ''recognize'' the providence of God in seasons of danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any kind, is ''recognized on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials. * See also confess
Synonyms
* avow, proclaim, recognize, own, admit, allow, concede, confess
Derived terms
* acknowledgeable * acknowledged * acknowledgedly * acknowledge the corn * acknowledged
Related terms
* acknowledgment
References
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