All 20 Uses of

focus

in

The Shack

Mack reluctantly turned his attention to his daughter who, seeing him focus, started explaining the contents of her treasure box.
Chpt 2.

focus = concentrate

His primary focus was Josh.
Chpt 3. *

focus = place where attention is directed

Oblivious to the shouts around him as people barked instructions and questions, Mack focused on his task, his own panic building inside his chest.
Chpt 3.

focused = concentrated

"What a sight I must be," he thought, and probably would have chuckled if his mind wasn't so focused on Missy.
Chpt 4.

focused = concentrating

Although already exhausted by the emotions of the day, Mack was desperate to do anything to help and deliberately focused his mind to try and remember whatever he could about the morning.
Chpt 4.

focused = concentrated

But strangely, he still had a difficult time focusing on her; she seemed almost to shimmer in the light and her hair blew in all directions even though there was hardly a breeze.
Chpt 5. *

focusing = adjusting vision (to see something clearly)

He knew his mind was rambling, so he focused on the one question he most wanted answered.
Chpt 5.

focused = concentrated

Instead, he focused on what she had just said and regained his composure.
Chpt 6.

"But then," he paused, still focused on staying rational, "why is there such an emphasis on you being a Father?"
Chpt 6.

focused = concentrating

Feeling more confident, he began to slowly and deliberately walk in the direction he had been facing, focusing on the floor for fear it might at any moment drop away beneath him.
Chpt 11.

focusing = looking

He dared not speak, afraid that his voice would simply be swallowed up in the intensity of the room's focus on her.
Chpt 11.

focus = attention

Now Mack focused on her, trying to memorize again every detail of her expression and hair and hands.
Chpt 11. *

focused = concentrated

You are focused on your companion and if you had eyes to see, the two of you would be enveloped in an array of colors and light, which mark not only your uniqueness as individuals but also the uniqueness of the relationship between you and the emotions you'd be experiencing in that moment.
Chpt 15.

focused = concentrating

"So then why," Mack's attention had returned to the troublemaker, "why is that one having so much difficulty and why does he seem focused on us?"
Chpt 15.

focused = concentrated

"Mackenzie," Sarayu said gently, "he is not focused on us, he is focused on you."
Chpt 15.

focused = concentrating

"Mackenzie," Sarayu said gently, "he is not focused on us, he is focused on you."
Chpt 15.

Nan made it clear that he had a lot of explaining to do, but was for the time being focused more on his recovery than her need for answers.
Chpt 18.

Initially, Nan focused on being patient and attentive, trying as best she could to suspend judgment but not seriously considering that his ravings were anything but remnants of neurological damage.
Chpt 18.

focused = concentrated

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