All 16 Uses

focus
in
Educated, by Tara Westover
(Edited)

Mother sat quietly, eyes focused, lips tight, her whole expression momentarily solid.
p. 16.9

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
It is difficult for me to believe that the untroubled young man in that photograph is my father. Fearful and anxious, he comes into focus for me as a weary middle-aged man stockpiling food and ammunition.
p. 29.2 *

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
You can only do that at home, where you can sit down and really focus, with no distractions.
p. 46.7

focus = concentrate
His eyes were focused, determined.
p. 50.2

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
I tried to focus, then worried that I was ruining things for Susan, that I was a break in the chain, that Mother and Richard's healing power would never reach her because I was failing to conduct it.
p. 59.6

focus = concentrate
I woke up every morning at six to study—because it was easier to focus in the mornings, before I was worn out from scrapping.
p. 134.5
The drive to BYU was hypnotic; by the time I arrived, my memories of the previous day had blurred and faded. They were brought into focus when I checked my email.
p. 196.7

focus = view
I tried to ignore the ache and focus on my classes, but it felt as though I were being asked to sit through a lecture while a wolf gnawed on my jaw.
p. 201.5 *

focus = concentrate
My professors came into focus, suddenly and sharply; it was as if before the grant I'd been looking at them through a blurred lens.
p. 207.3

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
I was so focused on what was working, I didn't notice what wasn't.
p. 212.6

focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
I can still picture her gripping the knife, her eyes fixed, focused, but where my father should be, there's an aperture in my memory.
p. 220.6

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
The pain made it difficult for him to focus; he could hardly get through a sentence before his mind surrendered to it.
p. 222.6

focus = concentrate
I tried to focus on the student but I couldn't.
p. 241.5
The curry arrived and I focused my attention on it.
p. 248.3

focused = concentrated
Then it was spring, then summer, and finally as summer turned to fall, I found I could read with focus.
p. 317.6

focus = concentration
With every story my grandmother came into sharper focus, but the woman taking shape from their collective memories was nothing like the woman I remembered.
p. 325.1

focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)

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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)

focus in Educated, by Tara Westover (Edited)

focus
in
Educated, by Tara Westover
(Edited)