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sharpen English

Meaning sharpen meaning

What does sharpen mean?
Definitions in simple English

sharpen Verb

— If you sharpen something, you make it sharper.

sharpen

— verb make sharp or sharper sharpen the knives — verb become sharp or sharper The debate sharpened — verb make crisp or more crisp and precise We had to sharpen our arguments — verb (= focus) put (an image) into focus Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie — verb make (one's senses) more acute This drug will sharpen your vision — verb raise the pitch of (musical notes) — verb (= taper, point) give a point to The candles are tapered — verb make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

Synonyms sharpen synonyms

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sharpen English » English

whet grind hone make sharp whittle shave make pointed rub point file edge polish plane focus focalize focalise taper sharpened scrape off scrape pare heighten be sharpened acuminate strop strain stimulate sensitize pointed mow lengthen honed grate cut zoom in whittle down wear wash urge train thornlike subtilize subtilise strap stoning specify smooth slice off skin shine

Topics sharpen topics

What do people use sharpen to talk about?
Daily life Adornment

Care for the fingernails
Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

  • How are the weapons cared for?
    sharpen
Work and occupation Occupation

Working with wood
States Quality Texture

Sharp
States Quality Texture Sharp

Pointed

Conjugation sharpen conjugation

How do you conjugate sharpen?

sharpen · verb

Examples sharpen examples

How do I use sharpen in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Sharpen this ax for me.
May I sharpen my pencil?
I think it's time for me to sharpen my pencil.
I cannot sharpen this knife. It's too old and rusted.
When did you last sharpen this knife?
He knows how to sharpen knives.
I was told that you could teach me how to sharpen a knife.
Tom can't even sharpen a pencil.
Sharpen the end of the stick a little.
Tom showed Mary how to sharpen a knife.
The witch told the servants to sharpen the knives, make a great fire ready, and hang a large kettle full of water over it.
Could you sharpen my knife for me?
I sharpen the knife.
Tom knows how to sharpen knives.
Sharpen your pencil.
We will sharpen the knives.
Tom didn't sharpen the pencils.
Could you please sharpen these knives?
He told the boy to sharpen his pencil.
Sharpen these knives.
You should sharpen your pencil.

Movie subtitles

The principal occupation of the Hon'ami clan is to appraise and to sharpen swords.
Sharpen the hammers. axes, pick axes and spades.!
But I will not have you sharpen them on me, or on Eve.
You ought to see him sharpen knives.
My pretty little bird! Sharpen your claws!
If we don't sharpen our wits, nothing more will be ours! Poor Dad!
He showed me how to sharpen the stones and trap the bear and the tiger.
You mean to say you came all this way to sharpen your wits.
You'd be a kitten who's learning to sharpen its claws.
Sharpen your scalping knives!
Sharpen it up. Sharpen it up.
Sharpen your sight, it's time for vespers.
Up to my room to sharpen my scalpel.
I sharpen. scissors. razors. and knives.
Do you have anything to sharpen?
We have nothing to sharpen.
Knives can sharpen pencils. Matches can light fires.
Asta, sharpen up your nose.
You have to keep your teeth sharp, all right. But I will not have you sharpen them on me, or on Eve.
Sharpen this!
Careful. Polites, help me sharpen it.
My pretty little bird, sharpen your claws!
Sharpen a stick at both ends.
Langenscheidt, are you hard of hearing, or do you need a trip to the front to sharpen your senses?
Sharpen your teeth!
Knives can sharpen pencils.
I sharpen pencils, do the typing, answer the phone, and mind my own business.
Would you please sharpen my saber?
Can I sharpen my pen?
May I sharpen my pen?
Tell Cirl the Knife to sharpen up his blade.
Something to sharpen us up.

News and current affairs

But making explicit what lies implicit can sharpen US decision-making.
The aim clearly has been to sharpen the financial crisis of the social-welfare state and bring about a permanent reduction in government wealth re-distribution.
The key is to sharpen the distinction between financial firms whose distress is truly panic driven (and therefore temporary), and problems that are more fundamental.
Yes, it does sharpen the memories, even as it eases the pain.
With America turning away from its global role of borrower of last resort, the rest of us will need to sharpen our competitive edge to sell in other markets.
Analogizing in this way seemed more to reflect a desire to re-fight the old battles, rather than to sharpen political judgment about contemporary events.
Such condemnations can only sharpen sectarian divisions within Saudi Arabia and the region.
If the informed and critical citizenry that democracy requires is to be formed, our schools must stop pandering to the latest popular fads and begin to sharpen the analytical capacities of students.
In fact, the 13-fold expansion of its economy over the past three decades generated even greater resources for China to sharpen its military claws.
Opposition proposals to sharpen this provision were rejected by AKP leaders.
In view of this, it is essential to seek better systems of checks and balances as well as to strengthen and sharpen public control of the executive.
The intervening crisis only made the Kremlin modify and sharpen its plan.

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