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hone (verb)

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  • hone — ► VERB 1) sharpen with a whetstone. 2) make sharper or more focused or efficient. ► NOUN ▪ a whetstone. ORIGIN Old English, «stone» …   English terms dictionary

  • hone in on — ˌhone ˈin on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they hone in on he/she/it hones in on present participle honing in on past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • hone — [ houn ] verb transitive 1. ) to improve a skill or talent that is already well developed 2. ) to make the blade of a knife sharp by rubbing it on a special stone ,hone in on phrasal verb transitive hone in on something to give all your attention …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hone — UK US /həʊn/ verb [T] ► to make something better or completely suitable for its purpose: hone your skills »She honed her skills in customer relations at British Airways. »Our interviewing techniques have been honed in order to help us pick… …   Financial and business terms

  • hone — (n.) whetstone, O.E. han stone, rock, (boundary) stone, in M.E. whetstone (early 14c.), from P.Gmc. *haino (Cf. O.N. hein hone ). The verb is 1788, from the noun. Related: Honed; honing …   Etymology dictionary

  • hone — verb Hone is used with these nouns as the object: ↑craft, ↑instinct, ↑reflex, ↑skill …   Collocations dictionary

  • hone — verb sharpen with a whetstone. ↘make sharper or more focused or efficient. noun a whetstone. Origin ME: from OE hān stone , of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • hone — verb (T) 1 to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it: He set about honing his skills as a draughtsman. | finely honed (=extremely well developed): finely honed intuition 2 to make knives, swords etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hone — /hoʊn / (say hohn) noun 1. a whetstone of fine, compact texture, especially one for sharpening razors. –verb (t) (honed, honing) 2. to sharpen on or as on a hone: to hone a razor. 3. to cut back, trim. 4. to improve by careful attention or… …  

  • hone — [[t]ho͟ʊn[/t]] hones, honing, honed 1) VERB If you hone something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose. [V n] Leading companies spend… …   English dictionary

  • hone — UK [həʊn] / US [hoʊn] verb [transitive] Word forms hone : present tense I/you/we/they hone he/she/it hones present participle honing past tense honed past participle honed 1) to improve a skill or talent that is already well developed 2) old… …   English dictionary

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