All 23 Uses
focus
in
The Selection, by Kiera Cass
(Edited)
- Dad set his mug down, and his eyes focused on me.
p. 30.2focused = looked
- I focused on his mother. She looked serene. She sat up in her chair, too, but not in an icy way.
p. 40.8
- Instead I focused on the king's words.
p. 41.4focused = concentrated
- His eyes were still focused on me.
p. 49.1focused = looking
- ...he was thinking his way through the argument. But this time, there was something different in his eyes. Instead of his face growing focused, it fell into confusion one millimeter at a time. My anger faded quickly as I saw him there, looking so lost.
p. 50.8focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
- The Fours on down were cheering for me—an average girl who'd been elevated. I became aware of what I meant to everyone here, as if I represented something for all of them. I tried to focus in on those faces, holding my head high.
p. 72.6focus = concentrate
- Unlike Marlee and Ashley, she didn't smile. But it wasn't because she was unhappy. No, she was focused. Her entrance was meant to inspire intimidation.
p. 81.9focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
- Her cold eyes focused in on Marlee as if she was weighing her worth in her head.
p. 88.3focused = looked
- I was focused on it and almost didn't notice Marlee sit down beside me.
p. 95.9 *focused = concentrating
- I focused my energies on the food.
p. 103.9focused = concentrated
- Still, they took all my focus.
p. 113.5focus = attention
- It took me a moment to think of how to respond, as that wasn't quite what I was expecting, and I was very focused on not falling.
p. 185.7focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
- She turned to look at me, probably noting the leftover sadness in my voice, but sweetly decided to focus on my jeans. "Those look fantastic."
p. 199.8focus = concentrate
- I pushed him away and focused on my second-favorite person in the palace.
p. 199.9focused = concentrated
- She smiled at her own joke, and then focused again on Silvia.
p. 211.8
- I gave my head a tiny shake and willed myself to focus.
p. 214.8focus = concentrate
- Every eye focused in.
p. 232.2focused = looked
- I tried to focus on my dinner, but mostly I was wondering what this meant, and I wasn't alone.
p. 233.2focus = concentrate
- But the podium was off center, leaving the space focused on two tall chairs.
p. 237.5focused = centering attention
- The cameras were focused on Gavril now, but I watched Maxon and his parents.
p. 243.3focused = looking
- I focused on my feet as I walked over, but once I got into the chair, I found it was easy to look right past Gavril's shoulder at Maxon.
p. 244.9focused = looked
- He seemed fine with letting them go, and was happy to focus on his other prospects, myself included.
p. 274.5focus = concentrate
- You know, America, I've been meaning to ask what your focus was as a Five.
p. 284.4 *focus = place where attention is directed
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)