All 23 Uses of
focus
in
Immortal in Death
- Anything else you'd like before I focus on your unit?†
Chpt 3 *focus = concentrate
- She lifted her hands, cupped his face to keep it in focus.†
Chpt 20 *in focus = into a state where something can be seen clearly; or into a state where something has come into view
- Throughout her ten years on the force, she'd firmly believed cops should stay single, unencumbered, and focused utterly on the job.†
Chpt 1
- I'm not much of a judge, but when he settled down to sketch, he seemed very focused and talented.†
Chpt 2
- The droid had a tick in her right eye from a faulty chip, but she focused her good one on Eve's badge.†
Chpt 3
- They fiddled around with some other stuff, kind of snapped me back into focus.†
Chpt 4
- His eyes focused again, and desperation shone in them.†
Chpt 5
- Obligingly, he focused on the sound coming from her control panel.†
Chpt 5
- She smiled as Eve's glance focused on her glass.†
Chpt 6
- For an instant it dazzled the eye, then Eve focused.†
Chpt 6
- It was almost a painful effort to keep her mind from leapfrogging back to Mavis, but she tried to focus.†
Chpt 8
- He paused a moment, as if thinking back, bringing a scene into focus.†
Chpt 8
- Eyes half closed, Eve tried to bring the shadowy figure into focus.†
Chpt 8
- She focused on the chronometer.†
Chpt 8
- With his fussy spider fingers he adjusted the focus on his micro-goggles.†
Chpt 9
- He looked back at Eve, focused.†
Chpt 11
- She forced her mind to focus on work, ran through questions she would ask Redford in the morning, considered his possible answers.†
Chpt 12
- She strapped them on, adjusting the power as she focused on Justin Young's windows.†
Chpt 17
- She leaned forward, made sure his eyes focused on hers.†
Chpt 18
- Showing signs of withdrawal—dry mouth, trembling, occasional lack of focus—but she's sticking.†
Chpt 18
- Eve struggled to focus, to roll through her memory discs.†
Chpt 19
- You know, focused on one thing till the thing's done.†
Chpt 20
- She tried to focus on keeping the heavy, greasy food she'd celebrated with instead of liquor from spewing back up.†
Chpt 20
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) -
(2)
(focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed
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(3)
(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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(4)
(focus as with technical usage) technical usage typically involves some sense of center or concentration such as:
- physics — a point where things come together such as the point where light rays meet
- geometry — a fixed reference point (as of a parabola)
- geology — the point of origin of an earthquake
See a comprehensive dictionary for other less common meanings.