| Example in Esperanto | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Mi provis centri mian atenton en la legado. | I tried to focus my attention on reading. |
| Tom ne kapablas centri sian atenton dum longa tempo. | Tom has a short attention span. |
| Li centris sian atenton en la lernado de prepozicioj. | He concentrated on his study of prepositions. |
| Dum vi stiras, via atento centru en la strato. | While you drive, you should focus on the road. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | focussen,focusseren, spitsen, toeleggen, toespitsen | English | focus |
| Estonian | keskenduma, koondama | French | attendre, axer, focaliser, s’attacher, s’attaquer, s’attarder, s’atteler, s’attendrir, s’attiédir |
| German | fokussieren | Greek | εστιάζω, ετεροχρονίζομαι, ετεροχρονίζω |
| Hungarian | fókuszál | Italian | focheggiare |
| Lithuanian | fokusuoti | Norwegian | fokusere |
| Polish | ogniskować, skupiać, skupić | Portuguese | focalizar |
| Russian | сосредотачиваться, сосредоточивать, сосредоточиваться, сосредоточить, сосредоточиться, сфокусировать, фокусировать | Spanish | centrarse, enfocar, enfocarse, focalizar, focalizarse |
| Swedish | fokusera | Turkish | odaklamak, odaklanmak |