All 22 Uses

focus
in
The Maze Runner
(Edited)

And then, as if the lens of a camera had sharpened its focus, the faces cleared.
p. 3.7

focus = lens adjustment
Thomas focused back in on the dozens of strangers around him.
p. 5.9

focused = concentrated
It took a second for his eyes to focus on the moving object on the other side, to look past the grime and dust and see what Newt wanted him to see.
p. 38.7

focus = adjust (to see clearly)
As they kept walking, he focused his attention on the other side of the Glade, the section Alby had called the Deadheads.
p. 44.7

focused = concentrated
Thomas clamped his hands to his ears, looking around as the siren blared, his heart about to thump its way out of his chest. But when he focused back on Alby, he stopped. Alby wasn't acting scared—he appeared … confused.
p. 46.9

focused = looked
He squinted, trying to make out what was on the other side, then gasped when it came into focus.
p. 70.1 *

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
Thomas snapped out of his daze and focused on Newt, who'd been talking for who knew how long; Thomas hadn't heard a word of it.
p. 77.1 *

focused = concentrated
Minho's eyes opened wide; he focused on Thomas.
p. 83.2

focused = looked
Thomas turned his focus back to Ben and the guards.
p. 90.5

focus = attention
Thomas tried not to think about it as he put his focus back on yanking weeds.
p. 108.4
His eyes finally focused through the initial blindness of fear, and he realized it was Minho, with one of Alby's arms draped across his shoulders, practically dragging the boy along behind him.
p. 111.5

focused = adjusted (to see clearly)
The red light of its eye was like a little sun, too bright to look at directly. Thomas squinted and tried to focus on the beetle's body.
p. 124.6

focus = look closely
It took several seconds for Thomas to get his bearings and see straight. He focused in on Chuck, groaned.
p. 144.9

focused = looked
Teresa considered that for a moment, looking off into space. Then she focused on her arm.
p. 237.3
She looked past him at the Homestead, then focused on him again.
p. 246.6
Almost magically, like a picture coming into focus, an image developed.
p. 276.9

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
The code seemed like their only hope now, and he resolved to focus on that.
p. 286.9

focus = concentrate
Thomas focused on Gally.
p. 355.2

focused = concentrated
His eyes slid back into normal position, focused on Thomas, clinging to life.
p. 356.7

focused = looked
Thomas heard screams, saw blood, looked away, focused on the man who approached them.
p. 361.1
He focused on the bus, on Teresa, on escape.
p. 362.4

focused = concentrated
The woman broke her gaze into nothingness and focused on Thomas, then looked at Teresa, then Thomas again.
p. 367.1

focused = looked

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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 The Maze Runner (Edited)

focus
in
The Maze Runner
(Edited)