All 10 Uses
focus
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A Stolen Life
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- They were a big focus of our lives and they were family.†
p. 165.6focus = where attention is concentrated
- Imagine somebody's life going on after you leave; you only focus on your life and its events.†
p. 182.4focus = concentrate
- I wasn't the main focus of the group or singled out in an odd way.†
p. 249.6 *focus = where attention is concentrated or directed
- Reunification was unique in the fact that it focused on getting my feet on the ground, and during the reunification work we focused on reconnecting me to different facets of my family and dealt with the everyday practical things that I had not been accustomed to such as getting the kids their shots and overall checkups, which we never had the opportunity to do before.†
p. 249.7 *focused = concentrated
- Reunification was unique in the fact that it focused on getting my feet on the ground, and during the reunification work we focused on reconnecting me to different facets of my family and dealt with the everyday practical things that I had not been accustomed to such as getting the kids their shots and overall checkups, which we never had the opportunity to do before.†
p. 249.7
- He says the crank allows him to focus on one thing for a long time.†
p. 51.7
- It gives him a focus and I am thankful for that.†
p. 131.8
- Phillip had a hard time focusing on anything for long time periods.†
p. 150.3
- So that became our focus and I did try to help him with his cause.†
p. 241.6
- For the most part I've been able to focus on my daily life, but in the back of my mind I know that I might eventually have to face Nancy again.†
p. 247.1
Definitions:
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(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
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(2)
(focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed
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(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
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(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)