All 25 Uses of

focus
in
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer

She was glad to have routine tasks for her hands and routine questions for her mouth—something to focus on so she wouldn't get flustered and lose control of her brain's net connection again.†
p. 9.2 *

focus = concentrate

Cinder cast him a frosty glare, but he focused his attention on cleaning his spectacles again.†
p. 165.4

focused = concentrated

Stuffing the pins back into her mouth, the woman returned her focus to Peony's neckline.†
p. 23.3

She shook her head, dumbly, as all three yellow sensors focused on her.†
p. 66.4

Her eyes focused the shapes into Dr. Erland's wool hat and sky blue eyes, and Prince Kai with strands of black hair hanging unkempt across his brow.†
p. 121.8

The visor flashed again, and the android returned its focus to Sacha's wrist.†
p. 153.6

His eyes were drawn to the ship, but he could have been staring at Mars for all the focus in his eyes.†
p. 186.6

He looked up at the grid of faces—although each of the world leaders was thousands of miles away, staring into their own wall of netscreens, it felt as if their eyes were focused on him, disapproving.†
p. 248.2

Cinder pulled her focus away from the retina display long enough to give the hover a quick inspection.†
p. 310.7

"I will—" He paused again, straightened, and focused his eyes on some distant, invisible point.†
p. 312.6

All her focus was busy being directed down her wiring into her lump of a foot.†
p. 329.9

She focused only on walking, one thudding step after another, as the crowd parted before her, then closed again in her wake.†
p. 338.6

She focused on the queen just in time to see a cruel tilt of her lips.†
p. 357.8

It was not until an electric current seemed to shimmer in the air that Cinder snapped her focus away from the scribblings in her vision.†
p. 361.9

Focus your thoughts, twist your subject's thoughts toward you, and clearly state your intent.†
p. 373.8

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.