Word Finder - focused

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(followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.

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I have to focus on my work.

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To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

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To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

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You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.

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To concentrate one’s attention.

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If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.

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To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.

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The text box won't receive the user's keystrokes unless you explicitly focus it.

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Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.

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Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

She closed her eyes and focused again.

Carmen shifted her attention to Señor Medena, who was focused on Alex at the moment.

His gaze focused back on her.

She focused on the chart he held up to the light.

Deidre nodded, focused on calling a portal.

Carmen focused on Lori.

She focused on her food and banged her fork against her plate.

Brandon was focused on one thing, and it wasn't romance.

Relieved, she focused on the blue skies, yellow suns, and thick emerald grass that reminded her of pictures from a tour book of Ireland.

Jule focused first on the nearby wardrobe and braced himself against it.

She focused on his eyes as much as she wished to focus on his warm lips.

Your duty is all you really seem focused on.

His gaze focused on her and he looked genuinely surprised.

She cleared her throat and focused on Dustin.

Darkyn focused his dark, soulless gaze on him for the first time since arriving.

She shook her head and focused on her phone again, willing Logan to return one of her dozens of calls or texts.

His attention was focused on two riders approaching.

She stared up at Bordeaux, whose attention was focused on the rock above them.

His attention was so focused on the girl that he didn't notice Cassie.

Terrified she'd find him in the tub, nothing more than a pile of bones, she pushed herself away from the wall and focused hard on calling a portal.

While the previous two points focused at the macro level and the overall costs of war, I speak here of consumers' perspective on war.

She shook her head and focused on him.

She focused on him in interest.

Deidre focused on the girl.

Instead, they take a series of three or four classes focused in areas relevant to their work needs, whether they're learning communication skills or new scientific methods.

Destiny stared at Alex over Carmen's shoulder and Jonathan was so focused on Alex that he nearly ran into Alondra.

Alondra and Felipa remained focused on their plates.

I've been so focused on sin that I have been...

Her attention focused on a dangling cord.

Her attention focused on finding something to use as a crutch.

Brandon focused his attention on the food in his plate, his face turning a dark shade of red.

He focused his attention on the coffee in his cup, swirling it while he avoided her probing gaze.

She focused on the target, a plate above the hearth.

Yully's eyes closed, and she focused hard on feeling something other than Jule, whose presence still lingered in her body.

Unwilling to admit to the bonds let alone talk about them, Deidre focused on the girl.

Her attention shifted to her hands, and he stared at her as she focused on moving them.

He focused on the taste of their warm blood and on tearing them limb from limb.

Even within this focused study, there may still be room for multiple concentration areas, and there will usually be a few required classes focusing on methods and theories.

Katie shrugged her shoulders and focused on cutting an eye from the potato in her hand.

Like two bull Elk, they were each so focused on pushing the other back that they had forgotten anyone else existed.

Elisabeth focused on her plate as she ate.

Brady focused on the micro, trying to figure out where Lana might've gone.

You have no idea how hard it is to keep that kid focused.

She focused on his face again.

It seemed as if the very light of the candles was focused on those two happy faces alone.

With the initial shock out of the way, she focused on the facts.

If she focused on the past, he would be encouraged to hide things in the future.

He focused on it, trying to recall why he felt he should recognize the vamp.

She wrapped her hand around the vial and focused on calling a portal back to her room.

She focused on him in interest, wondering what Death could possibly need from her.