All 13 Uses

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An Ember in the Ashes
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I bite my lip and follow, trying to ignore his threat and instead focus on Sana's tattoo.
p. 38.9

focus = concentrate
Focus on the mission.
p. 98.4
I force myself to focus on the ache in my feet and legs.
p. 150.1
When I arrive back at Blackcliff, I attack my tasks with a single-minded focus, losing myself in the polishing of floors and scrubbing of baths so that I might escape the cyclone of thoughts in my head.
p. 176.2 *

focus = concentration
Focus, Elias.
p. 210.7

focus = concentrate
But he never seemed to focus on what could turn out wrong.
p. 218.2
He never seemed to focus on what could turn out wrong.
p. 222.2
"The patrols will be focused on groups of revelers," I say.
p. 229.4

focused = concentrating
I know I have to focus, to ready my mind and my body.
p. 298.6

focus = concentrate
What little focus I recovered during last night's battles with Hel is gone.
p. 321.2

focus = ability to concentrate
Focus on Darin.
p. 327.8

focus = concentrate
My next is of blunt, consuming rage as Keenan's face swims into focus.
p. 407.3 *

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
But Cain ignores me, his red eyes unfocused, his voice jagged, as if he is speaking his own innermost secrets instead of mine.†
p. 400.7

unfocused = not good at concentrating on one thing

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unfocused means not and reverses the meaning of focused. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.

Definitions:

(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
(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.
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)