All 21 Uses of

focus

in

The Lost Hero

He'd never tried to do anything so focused and intense —but he shot a bolt of white-hot flames at the chain suspending the engine block above the Cyclops's head—aiming for the link that looked weaker than rest.
Chpt 24 *

focused = concentrated at a single point

Leo's vision came into focus—sort of.
Chpt 29

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

The lasers sliced him to bits as he came in so they didn't focus on you.
Chpt 30

focus = concentrate their attention

Jason blinked, trying to get his bearings. He focused on Piper and made a little choking sound. "What are you wearing?"
Chpt 40 *

focused = looked

The giant Enceladus was so large, so horrible, Leo didn't want to look at him. But he forced himself to focus on the monster.
Chpt 41

focus = look closely

When he regained his focus, he was sitting at the rim of a crater.
Chpt 43

focus = concentration

He focused on Piper again, his eyes like broken glass, reflecting a crazy kind of light.
Chpt 45

focused = looked

Jason felt his own eyes getting heavy, and he had to force himself not to focus on her words.
Chpt 50

Piper half heard their conversation, but mostly she was focused on Jason's face.
Chpt 51

focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)

Chiron stayed silent, but Leo focused on the wall map he'd seen during his first visit.
Chpt 53

focused = concentrated

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)