All 17 Uses of

focus

in

The Last Olympian

Her gaze seemed fractured—like she was trying to focus on him through a kaleidoscope.
Chpt 6

focus = look

Whatever those visions meant, I had to stay focused on our mission.
Chpt 9

focused = concentrating

Then you can start picking off monsters while I keep them focused on me.
Chpt 11

Maybe sending her back to camp would give her something else to focus on.
Chpt 12

focus = concentrate

When it came into focus again, I saw Hades kneeling in the ruins, holding the broken form of Maria di Angelo.
Chpt 12 *

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)

The best thing we can do for them is stay focused on our job.
Chpt 15

focused = concentrating

It turned toward me with its good eye, and I focused on its teeth so I wouldn't get paralyzed.
Chpt 16

focused = looked

There was a broken spear in his belly, and his furry goat legs were twisted at a painful angle. He tried to focus on us, but I don't think he saw us.
Chpt 17 *

focus = look

She focused on me as if she were coming out of a dream.
Chpt 17

focused = looked

They started to fight, but I couldn't focus on how she was doing.
Chpt 19

focus = concentrate

Looking at his face would've driven me insane, so I focused on his body, which wasn't much better.
Chpt 19

focused = looked

His attention was focused on the fight and his final victory.
Chpt 19

focused = concentrating

When my vision came back into focus, I saw Kronos grasping his sword.
Chpt 19

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)

And I understood something else: When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that would hold him to his mortal life.
Chpt 20

focus = concentrate

Then her eyes fluttered open. She focused on me with difficulty.
Chpt 22

focused = looked

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