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   sharpen

   /ˈʃɑːp(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. make or become sharp or sharper: "she sharpened her pencil" Similar make sharp/sharperhonewhetstropgrindfilerare:edgeacuminateOpposite blunt
   • 2. improve or cause to improve: "they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal" Similar improvebrush uppolish upbetterenhancehonerefinefine-tuneperfect
   • 3. raise the pitch of (a note) by a semitone. British

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   What does sharp mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SHARPEN meaning: 1. to make something sharp or sharper: 2. to make something stronger: 3. to improve: . Learn more.

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of SHARPEN is to make sharp or sharper; especially : hone. How to use sharpen in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you sharpen your skills?

   • If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual. [VERB] You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal. [VERB noun] If you sharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed.

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   What does it mean if you sharpen an object?

   • If you sharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed. He started to sharpen his knife. [VERB noun] ...sharpened pencils. [VERB-ed] If disagreements or differences between people sharpen, or if they are sharpened, they become bigger or more important. With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened.

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   Sharpen means to make something sharp or sharper, stronger, clearer, or better. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples and synonyms.

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     to make something stronger: Recent changes have sharpened...

   • Znaczenie Sharpen, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     sharpen definicja: 1. to make something sharp or sharper: 2....

   • Sharpen: Japanese Translation

     sharpen translate: （刃物など）をとぐ, 鋭くする. Learn more in the...

   • Sharpen: Arabic Translation

     SHARPEN translate: يَشْحَذ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb sharpen, which means to make or become sharp or sharper. See also related words and phrases containing sharpen.

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   Learn the meaning of sharpen as a verb in English, with different senses and usage examples. Sharpen can mean to make something sharp, stronger, clearer, or improve, depending on the context.

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   [intransitive, transitive] to become or make something better, more effective, etc. than before synonym improve. sharpen (up) He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials. sharpen something (up) She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills. We’re looking to sharpen up the product’s image.

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   Sharpen means to make or become sharp or sharper, or to raise the pitch of musical notes. See different dictionaries, synonyms, translations and usage examples of sharpen.

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