All 9 Uses

focus
in
The Alchemist, by Scott
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Because of their tiny brain, it required a huge effort of will to keep the creature focused which, in an alleyway filled with rotten food, was no easy task.
Chpt 8

focused = concentrating on the matter at hand
Dee focused on the young man and woman, trying to decide if one was older than the other, but the rat's vision was too clouded and distorted for him to be sure.
Chpt 8

focused = concentrated
He focused his full attention on the biggest rat and issued two simple commands: Attack.
Chpt 9
Perenelle quickly became familiar with the ancient systems of magic and began to practice in small ways, developing her skills, concentrating on how to channel and focus the energy of her aura.
Chpt 11 *

focus = concentrate at one spot
They've lost focus, Scathach said, watching the birds behavior.
Chpt 12

focus = a state of concentration
He knew he should be paying more attention, but all his concern was focused on his sister.
Chpt 26

focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
This focuses my power.
Chpt 26

focuses = concentrates
She focused, trying to make sense of what she was seeing. The liquid twisted and coiled into a face: Jefferson Miller, the ghost of the security guard.
Chpt 41 *

focused = concentrated
There was no color to her everything was in black-and-white and her image kept flickering in and out of focus.†
Chpt 16 *

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)