defocus
defocus · defocuses · defocused / defocussed · defocusing
To cause to be out of focusTo cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
UK/diːˈfəʊkəs/US/diˈfoʊkəs/
Meaning
1 sensesTo cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
Forms
defocuses, defocusing, defocused, defocused| Base form | defocus · to defocus |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | defocuses |
| Present participle | defocusing |
| Past simple | defocused / defocussed |
| Past participle | defocused / defocussed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.