All 16 Uses of
focus
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- He put them on and his bedroom came into clearer focus, lit by a faint, misty orange light that was filtering through the curtains from the street lamp outside the window.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
- Instantly, Mr. Roberts's eyes slid out of focus, his brows unknitted, and a took of dreamy unconcern fell over his face.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1) *
- "That's him, that's him!" yelled Ron, following Krum with his Omnioculars.
Harry quickly focused his own.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)focused = (of a lens) adjusted to provide a clear image
- Harry turned his Omnioculars back to normal and focused them on Krum.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- Harry, focusing still more closely upon Krum's face, saw his dark eyes darting all over the ground a hundred feet below.
Chpt 8 (definition 2)focusing = looking
- Aidan Lynch was being supported by Moran and Connolly; the second crash seemed to have dazed him and his eyes looked strangely unfocused.†
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- Harry, whose attention had been focused completely upon Madame Maxime, now noticed that about a dozen boys and girls, all, by the look of them, in their late teens, had emerged from the carriage and were now standing behind Madame Maxime.
Chpt 15 (definition 2)focused = concentrated
- Now everyone's attention was focused again on the goblet, which, seconds later, turned red once more.
Chpt 16 (definition 2)
- Shadowy figures were moving around inside it, none of them clearly in focus.†
Chpt 20 (definition 1)
- Harry had been focusing so hard on learning the Summoning Charm that evening that some of his blind panic had left him.
Chpt 20 (definition 2)focusing = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
- It was time to do what he had to do…. to focus his mind, entirely and absolutely, upon the thing that was his only chance.
Chpt 20 (definition 2)focus = concentrate
- Her enormous pupils focused on Harry.
Chpt 28 (definition 2) *focused = looked
- All three of them were so tired they could happily have put their heads down on the desks and slept; even Hermione wasn't taking her usual notes, but was sitting with her head on her hand, gazing at Professor Binns with her eyes out of focus.†
Chpt 29 (definition 1)
- He raised his free hand and seized Dumbledore's wrist, while Dumbledore's face swam in and out of focus.†
Chpt 35 (definition 1)
- Moody's office came into sharper focus, and so did Moody himself.
Chpt 35 (definition 1)focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
- His face was slack, his gaze unfocused.†
Chpt 35 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (focus as in: bring into focus; or out of focus) a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
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(2) (focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.) verb: to concentrate, look at, or pay attention to
noun: the act of concentration, or the ability to concentrate
(to concentrate is to direct attention or effort towards a single thing)