All 31 Uses of

focus
in
No Easy Day

I knew how to handle my rifle, but I'd gotten careless because I was more focused on getting warm.†
p. 30.8

focused = concentrated

Shouldering my weapon, I focused on my laser as it tracked from window to door to alley searching for any movement.†
p. 131.2

Now, hours before the biggest mission of my career, I was just focused on getting to breakfast.†
p. 199.3

Nothing he said really stuck with me, as my mind was focused on what was about to happen.†
p. 207.7

Pulling my NVGs down over my eyes, I made sure everything was in focus.†
p. 210.4 *

in focus = into a state where something can be seen clearly; or into a state where something has come into view

Jay had been so focused on getting the helicopters in safely, he hadn't heard his name being called.†
p. 255.4 *

focused = concentrated

I needed to focus, but no matter what was in the room we were about to enter, it paled compared to the cadre of instructors watching on the catwalk.†
p. 12.2

In 1998, I'd made it through Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL, or BUD/S, by focusing on just making it to the next meal.†
p. 12.5

Only my bites were separated by meals: Make it to breakfast, train hard until lunch, and focus until dinner.†
p. 12.7

The mistake I'd made in the kill house was a result of losing focus, and I knew that was unacceptable.†
p. 25.5

I knew I wouldn't be in the course much longer if I couldn't block out the pressure and focus on the tasks at hand.†
p. 25.7

At the time, our unit was focused on Afghanistan, and the Army's Delta Force was in Iraq.†
p. 46.4

Bravo team climbed down one tier to focus on the southern compounds farther down the hill.†
p. 130.4

Over the years, most of us learned to keep our heads down and focus on the task in front of us, and leave the speculation to others.†
p. 145.2

We could focus on things, but not for long, and waiting was the worst.†
p. 188.8

Every check was a way to focus and make sure I didn't forget anything.†
p. 202.5

His speech focused on the strategic level, something he was more comfortable talking about.†
p. 207.6

The SEALs focused on grabbing all the electronic media—recorders, memory cards, thumb drives, and computers.†
p. 247.4

Everybody was focused on who pulled the trigger but it was a lot harder to land a crashing helicopter than it was for any of us to pull the trigger.†
p. 268.6

Weeks and months after the mission, details about the raid were appearing with a renewed focus on the unit.†
p. 288.6

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.