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I am wondering if "focus" and "concentrate" can be used interchangeably?

Such as:

  • [..] designed solution will focus on using modern hardware [..]
  • [..] designed solution will concentrate on using modern hardware [..]
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    Yes, they can both be used here!! I think that your questions are more for ELL rather than ELU.
    – user66974
    Apr 17, 2014 at 19:23

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Yes, "focus" and "concentrate" are almost always used interchangeably. There are situations in which one sounds better than another (e.g. "focus one's effort" versus "contentrate one's effort") but I think in all situations they are functionally equivalent.

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