All 23 Uses of

focus
in
The House of Hades

Hazel had been so focused on Anion, she hadn't noticed the disturbance.
p. 12.8

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

The stench of sulfur made it hard to concentrate, but she focused on the ground directly below them and saw a ribbon of glittering black liquid—a river.
p. 35.8

focused = looked

That distant memory came into focus.
p. 43.7

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

His vision was out of focus and tinted pink, like the world had been submerged in strawberry jelly.†
p. 76.8 *

out of focus = in a state where something cannot be seen clearly

Keeping an open flame in his room terrified him, but it also helped him focus.
p. 116.4

focus = concentrate

Not great odds, but Frank had to keep the bulk of herd focused on him.
p. 130.8

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

He tried to focus. He was back in human form, retching and stumbling.
p. 131.4

focus = adjust vision to see clearly

He'd been so focused on Hazel, he'd forgotten what Leo had told them about the guy they were looking for.
p. 137.6 *

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

It was so disturbing, Hazel almost lost her focus. She forced her mind to split into two parts—one intensely focused on her task, one playing the role Sciron needed to see.
p. 221.2

focus = concentration

She forced her mind to split into two parts—one intensely focused on her task, one playing the role Sciron needed to see.
p. 221.3

focused = concentrating

He had to keep these leathery old hags focused on him and protect Annabeth as long as he could.
p. 236.8

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

He focused on some steps in the far corner, leading down.
p. 272.5

focused = looked

Jason had no idea what a quoit was, but he tried to stay focused.
p. 277.8

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand

He radiated sorrow and bitterness, as if he were so wrapped up in his own misery that he resented Annabeth for trying to make him focus on anything else.
p. 304.9

focus = concentrate

His focus narrowed to the ground in front of him.
p. 345.8 *

focus = place where attention is directed

The deeper they traveled, the harder it became to stay focused.
p. 347.1

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand

He was still shrouded in Death Mist, so he looked like an out-of-focus corpse—which broke Annabeth's heart every time she saw him.†
p. 406.3

out-of-focus = in a state where something cannot be seen clearly

"Malta?" Jason tried to focus, but the heat from the horses was making him light-headed. He knew nothing about Malta, except for some vague story about a Maltese falcon.
p. 437.3

focus = concentrate

Percy tried to focus on something else, but there was no safe direction to look.
p. 449.8

She had to make the maze more dangerous, more spectacular—make Pasiphae focus on the traps rather than the direction the Labyrinth was leading.
p. 546.8

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.