All 19 Uses of
focus
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- I focused my attention on the napkin on my lap.†
*focused = concentrated
- By then, though, Shay was standing on the chair again, his attention focused on something else.†
focused = concentrated, or looked
- But right now, I have other things to focus on.†
focus = concentrate
- I nodded, but my attention was focused on June.†
focused = concentrating
- It was a crime of passion-the only discrepancy is that I focused on the passion part and the courts focused on the crime.†
- It was a crime of passion-the only discrepancy is that I focused on the passion part and the courts focused on the crime.†
- What's this?" an officer asked, focusing not on the bird that had been whipped across the cell but on the baby-blue tissues that fluttered down over his boots.†
- I ignored him and focused on Shay.†
- Then I shifted position, so that I blocked Lucius from my sight, focusing on Shay.†
- I kept my eyes focused on the priest who was standing outside one of the cells.†
- Maybe for Maggie, it was mending whatever kept her focused on her faults instead of her strengths.†
- I picked Focus on Abs, instead of the easier Upper Arm.†
- Seeing me, she did a double take, and I realized her eyes were focused on my clerical collar.†
- In Gnostic texts, the focus wasn't on sin and repentance, but instead on illusion and enlightenment.†
- I guess we were all so focused on his return that it took us several moments to realize that the quiet wasn't just a lack of conversation.†
- He smiled at me, his eyes piercing and suddenly focused.†
- "Remember," I had said to Shay, "focus only on me.†
- Focus, I mouthed, and he nodded.†
- I glanced at Shay and saw him looking at me with utter focus, his eyes clear and shrewd.†
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.