All 22 Uses
focus
in
The Scorch Trials
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- He scanned the room, trying his best not to focus on the corpses, looking for a door that might lead to her room.
p. 15.1 *focus = concentrate, or look
- Newt's gaze was focused on the brick wall outside the closest window.
p. 44.2focused = looking
- The Flat Trans seemed completely unstable, impossible for Thomas to focus on.
p. 72.1focus = concentrate
- Thomas's muscles tensed when they came into focus.
p. 99.5focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- Her shirt was cut so low that Thomas had to force himself to keep his eyes focused on hers.
p. 211.9focused = looked
- Behind the protective glass, he saw dark eyes focused on him.
p. 240.9
- The cliffs loomed now, dead trees and chunks of scattered rock coming into focus.
p. 256.1focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- His eyes focused on Sonya.
p. 276.2focused = looked
- Aris snapped his head back to look at Thomas, who had been so focused on the strange room he'd missed another chance to do something.
p. 294.9focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
- The things that had first come back to him with the Changing in the Maze were slowly starting to come into focus, solidify.
p. 303.1 *focus = a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
- Relief dissolved the fleeting moment of panic, and he focused on the room itself.†
p. 22.4
- But she didn't respond, and with all the blaring noise, he didn't know if he could have focused enough to hear her anyway.†
p. 35.1
- The man's dark eyes had been looking past him, up at the sky, but now they shifted, slowly, until they focused on his.†
p. 130.3
- He said something, and Thomas focused enough to read his lips.†
p. 135.5
- Newt slowly turned to him; his eyes were distant until he seemed to snap out of his thoughts and focus on Thomas.†
p. 141.1
- Daggers of pain shot through his skull, but he focused.†
p. 233.4
- Then they were moving, carrying him, and for the first time, Thomas's eyes focused enough to read the letters on the chest of the person at his feet.†
p. 239.3
- He could see better, focus more.†
p. 241.6
- Her eyes were focused on him.†
p. 259.2
- He looked away again, focusing on the odd source of light in the back of the cave.†
p. 291.3
- Thomas focused on the pod nearest to him, strained his eyes to discern what exactly he was about to face.†
p. 328.4
- This is why it's an especially important time for vigilance and focus.†
p. 359.6
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)