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focus
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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I focused on my poker face.†
Book 3 *

focused = concentrated
Or was he focusing so hard on me that he couldn't feel the others?†
Book 3

focusing = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
I tried to keep in mind that I was stronger than he was, but it was hard to focus on anything with sensations so intense, pulling my attention to a million different places in my body every second; if I hurt him, he didn't complain.†
Book 3

focus = concentrate
His gaze focused on me.†
Book 3

focused = looked
The rage brought every aspect of my being into sharper focus.†
Book 3

focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
Make me the focus of stares and whispers.†
Book 1
Focus, Bella.†
Book 1
But I tore my eyes from the bowery canopy and searched across the rows of satin-draped chairs—blushing more deeply as I took in the crowd of faces all focused on me—until I found him at last, standing before an arch overflowing with more flowers, more gossamer.†
Book 1
His eyes, focused on Edward, burned with fury.†
Book 1
I couldn't focus on any specifics, though.†
Book 1
I was more focused on the absolutely huge white bed in the center of the room, hung with billowy clouds of mosquito netting.†
Book 1
Though I was desperate to be sure that he was safe, I could not afford any lapse in focus now.†
Book 1
I couldn't talk to this icy, focused Edward who honestly frightened me a little.†
Book 1
His black eyes burned in their sockets, out of focus, or seeing things that weren't there.†
Book 2 *
"I don't care about anything but keeping her alive," he said, suddenly focused now.†
Book 2
And then the unfocused confusion of thoughts began to move together.†
Book 2

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard 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.
I struggled to focus, to pick out individual voices.†
Book 2
Just focus on our part.†
Book 2
I focused all my energy to control that reaction.†
Book 2
I breathed slowly in and out, focusing on that to calm myself.†
Book 2
He seemed intensely focused.†
Book 2
The total one-track focus on destroying the danger he saw.†
Book 2
Like bad reception on a TV—like trying to focus your eyes on those fuzzy people jerking around on the screen.†
Book 2
She's focused.†
Book 2
His black eyes focused on her face.†
Book 2
"Bella?" he asked, and then his eyes unfocused, and panic shot across his features.†
Book 2

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard 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.
And then Rosalie lost her focus.†
Book 2
The murderer stared past Rosalie's shoulder at me, its gaze more focused than any newborn creature's gaze should be.†
Book 2
My eyes focused; suddenly everything was absolutely clear.†
Book 3
Focus, Alice.†
Book 3
The greater part of my senses and my mind were still focused on Edward's face.†
Book 3
I made a concerted effort to focus.†
Book 3
Easily unfocused, yes.†
Book 3

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard 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.
"Wait," I protested again, trying to focus.†
Book 3
Both their eyes were slightly unfocused—reacting to Jasper's unease.†
Book 3

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard 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.
Focus, Bella—we're on a hunting trip.†
Book 3
As I ran, I couldn't help laughing quietly at the thrill of it; the laughter neither slowed me nor upset my focus.†
Book 3
I focused toward the water and found the scent that must have gone with the lapping noise and the pounding heart.†
Book 3
There was only one thing that had any chance of penetrating my focus now, an instinct more powerful, more basic than the need to quench the fire—it was the instinct to protect myself from danger.†
Book 3
There was a hint of something different, a faint trail to the east......My eyes flashed open, but my focus was still on sharper senses as I turned and darted silently eastward.†
Book 3
Jasper's eyes were tight, focused.†
Book 3
Her narrowed eyes, focused with burning intensity on my borrowed shirt, seemed more worried about what I'd done to my dress than anything else.†
Book 3
She was entirely focused on the hunt.†
Book 3
He's wondering if the newborn madness is really as difficult as we've always thought, or if, with the right focus and attitude, anyone could do as well as Bella.†
Book 3
They got slightly blurry around the edges and drifted out of focus before they came to their conclusions.†
Book 3
My eye kept focusing on the microscopic scratches and warped sections.†
Book 3
She needs to be able to focus.†
Book 3
"Focus, Bella," Jasper urged.†
Book 3
I steeled myself, focused on Renesmee's warm weight, leaned into Edward for support, and took a deep breath.†
Book 3
All my focus was on the picture that was painstakingly coming together in my head.†
Book 3

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Definitions:

(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
(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.
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

focus in Breaking Dawn, by Meyer (Auto-generated)

focus
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
(Auto-generated)