All 6 Uses of
focus
in
Oryx and Crake
- Or, instead of chess or a journal, he could focus on his living conditions.
p. 42..5focus = concentrate, or look
- When Jimmy got around to focusing on Crake, he wasn't too cheered.
p. 72..1focusing = concentrating, looking, or pointing
- We're supposed to be focusing on our work.
p. 207..7 *focusing = concentrating
- Even if he had the energy for it, even if he could focus and aim, such a thing would be less than useless.
p. 260..7focus = to concentrate, look at; or the act of concentration
- Encouraging grin, thumbs-up sign, unfocused eyes, facial pallor.†
p. 341..3
- All their attention is focused on it: they don't at first see him as he steps out from behind the shrub and limps forward.
p. 360..5focused = concentrated, look at, or paid attention to
Definition:
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(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)