All 10 Uses of
focus
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- "And why on earth would he tell you?" screeched Muriel, swaying a little in her seat as she attempted to focus upon Harry.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)focus = look
- At once, Dolohov's eyes became unfocused and dreamy.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- She was standing with one foot in midair, with the dumbstruck look of one who had just been Obliviated: her eyes had even drifted out of focus.
Chpt 10 (definition 2)out of focus = in a state where something cannot be seen clearly
- She looked up at him, but her eyes were unfocused, and he was sure she was still thinking about the mysterious mark on the book.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- Ron raised his empty hand and pointed in front of him, his eyes focused on something neither Harry nor Hermione could see.
Chpt 19 (definition 1)focused = looked
- The visions he and Voldemort were sharing had changed in quality; they had become blurred, shifting as though they were moving in and out of focus.
Chpt 22 (definition 2) *out of focus = in a state where something cannot be seen clearly
- They were all sitting in the living room when he entered the little hall, their attention focused upon Bill, who was talking.
Chpt 24 (definition 1) *focused = concentrating
- One of the boys sharing the compartment, who had shown no interest at all in Lily or Snape until that point, looked around at the word, and Harry, whose attention had been focused entirely on the two beside the window, saw his father: slight, black-haired like Snape, but with that indefinable air of having been well-cared-for, even adored, that Snape so conspicuously lacked.
Chpt 33 (definition 1)focused = concentrated
- I understand," murmured Mundungus, his eyes unfocused… Now Harry was flying alongside Snape on a broomstick through a clear dark night: He was accompanied by other hodded Death Eaters, and ahead were Lupin and a Harry who was really George… A Death Eater moved ahead of Snape and raised his wand, pointing it directly at Lupin's back.†
Chpt 33 (definition 1)
- Their faces only came into focus when Harry, Ginny, Lily, and Albus had drawn right up to them.
Chpt Epil. (definition 2)focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
Definitions:
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(1) (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)
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(2) (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