All 7 Uses of

focus

in

Becoming Me

I feel like I'll be able to focus even more on the things that really do matter, like God, for instance, and friends, and even school!
Chpt 20

focus = concentrate

She told me that the reason she hadn't mentioned it to Zach was so he could focus on his track—and hopefully make it to state.
Chpt 20 *

focus = concentrate, or look

Just the same, I didn't make any more inquiries, but instead tried to focus my attention on Zach and how well he'd run his races today.
Chpt 21

focus = concentrate

I felt kind of sorry for the actual graduates (although at least they're alive) because it seemed that so much attention was focused on the two seniors who weren't there.
Chpt 23

focused = concentrating

I encouraged her to focus her attention on her relationship with God, and not to worry about Zach.
Chpt 24

focus = concentrate, or look

And so there I sat as we drove through the business section, politely ignoring her constant babbling, letting her words float right over me, and focusing my thoughts on how sad and hopeless my mom had looked on Sunday when my dad didn't come home.†
Chpt 5

Somehow, during the intermission, the seating got switched around (and in Josh's defense I think it was Beanie who did the switching) so I just decided to totally ignore Josh and focus all my attention on the band performing on the stage (which as it turned out were pretty good).†
Chpt 12

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)