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- Dictionarysharpen/ˈʃɑːp(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become sharp or sharper: "she sharpened her pencil" Similar Opposite
- 2. improve or cause to improve: "they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal" Similar
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to make something stronger: Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines. The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run. to improve: I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills. I went to university to sharpen my mind.
The meaning of SHARPEN is to make sharp or sharper; especially : hone. How to use sharpen in a sentence.
to make something stronger: Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines. The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run. to improve: I hope this class will help me sharpen my computer skills. I went to college to sharpen my mind.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sharpens , present participle sharpening , past tense, past participle sharpened. 1. verb. If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something.
[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.
Sharpen definition: to make or become sharp or sharper. . See examples of SHARPEN used in a sentence.
Definitions of sharpen. verb. make sharp or sharper. “ sharpen the knives”. see more. verb. make crisp or more crisp and precise. “We had to sharpen our arguments”. see more.
