All 12 Uses of

focus
in
The Hunger Games

We all exchange terse nods then focus our attention on the temporary stage that is set up before the Justice Building.
p. 17.7 *

focus = concentrate

"So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we're going to focus on the coal," says Cinna.
p. 66.9

"So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we're going to focus on the coal," says Cinna.
p. 66.9

Every head is turned our way, pulling the focus from the three chariots ahead of us.
p. 70.1

focus = attention

I try to focus on the talk, which has turned to our interview costumes, when a girl sets a gorgeous-looking cake on the table and deftly lights it.
p. 77.2

focus = concentrate

I'm still in a daze for the first part of Peeta's interview. ... I'm coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home.
p. 130.3

focus = ability to concentrate

So I focus on the one really good thing that's happened since I landed in the arena.
p. 197.4

focus = concentrate

There is a solution to this, I know there is, if I can only focus hard enough.
p. 220.4

I pause, my eyes focused on what's ahead, not what's happening behind me.
p. 237.8

focused = looking

His eyes open sleepily and when they focus on me, he pulls me down for a long kiss.
p. 311.9 *

focus = adjust vision to see something clearly

"He said, 'Can they climb it?' " answers Peeta, drawing my focus back to the base of the horn.
p. 332.8

focus = attention

The first half hour or so focuses on the pre-arena events, the reaping, the chariot ride through the Capitol, our training scores, and our interviews.
p. 363.0

focuses = concentrates

Definitions:

(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
(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
(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.