All 29 Uses
focus
in
Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
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- She focused on her pile for a minute.†
Chpt 6 *focused = concentrated
- "The newborns have reached the end of the trail — it worked like a charm, Jasper's a genius — and they've caught the scent of the ones in the meadow, so they're splitting into two groups now, as Alice said," Edward murmured, his eyes focused on something far away.†
Chpt 24focused = concentrated, or looked
- She was so close to what she wanted — the focus of her whole existence for more than a year now was justso close.†
Chpt 24 *focus = where attention is concentrated
- Jane's eyes snapped up and focused on something far in the distance.†
Chpt 25focused = concentrated, or looked
- His eyes stayed focused on the page as he pushed the first application toward me across the table.†
Chpt 1
- Phil was busy — the high school baseball team he coached was in the playoffs — and being alone with Edward and me had only sharpened Renee's focus.†
Chpt 3
- Lost his focus.†
Chpt 4
- He was strangely focused, considering that there was a game on.†
Chpt 6
- No. Jacob laughed again, and I turned my back on him to focus on the dishes.†
Chpt 10
- Focused as I was, Edward's voice, though quiet and not totally unexpected, made me gasp and whirl.†
Chpt 12
- I don't want to have to protect my back while I'm trying to focus.'†
Chpt 13
- I whispered, the blood emptying from my face, but Edward didn't respond, focused on Carlisle's thoughts.†
Chpt 13
- I figured my biggest problem would be just focusing on the tests.†
Chpt 14
- Now those stories jumped into sharp focus with the news of his and Emmett's wager.†
Chpt 15 *
- Alice focused now, her voice suddenly sharp.†
Chpt 16
- I wished my bad luck would focus a little more carefully.†
Chpt 18
- I tried to think of a way that I could do exactly that — force my bad luck to focus on me.†
Chpt 18
- Edward was always focused, watching and also listening to what others couldn't see.†
Chpt 18
- No. I shook my head, focusing on keeping my face composed.†
Chpt 20
- The shaking slowed, but his teeth were still bared, his eyes furiously focused on Edward.†
Chpt 23
- I peeked up at him and, sure enough, his eyes were unfocused as he listened to something I'd rather die than have him hear.†
Chpt 24unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thingstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unfocused means not and reverses the meaning of focused. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- But Sam is making Jacob focus now.†
Chpt 24
- She clenched her teeth, trying to keep her focus on Edward alone.†
Chpt 24
- His eyes focused on me; with obvious effort, he pulled his clenched teeth apart.†
Chpt 25
- Her eyes were focused on me, and the irises were a shocking, brilliant red.†
Chpt 25
- Her bright crimson irises focused on Edward, through him, beyond him to me, and her nails ripped through the hard soil again.†
Chpt 25
- Charlie stared at me, his eyes abruptly more focused.†
Chpt 26
- I tried to focus.†
Chpt 26
- I made myself focus.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(1)
(focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.) to direct attention or effort toward a single thing; or the ability to do so without getting distracted
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(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. - (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)