"focussed" meaning in English

See focussed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more focussed [comparative], most focussed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} focussed (comparative more focussed, superlative most focussed)
  1. (British) Alternative spelling of focused Tags: British, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: focused
    Sense id: en-focussed-en-adj-uEbd5Rs5 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: focused

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} focussed
  1. (British) simple past and past participle of focus Tags: British, form-of, participle, past Form of: focus
    Sense id: en-focussed-en-verb-JCY4zlp9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: focused

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