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sharpen
sharp·en S0320800 (shär′pən)tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper.
sharp′en·er n.sharpen (ˈʃɑːpən) vb1. to make or become sharp or sharper2. (Music, other) music to raise the pitch of (a note), esp by one chromatic semitone. Usual US and Canadian word: sharp ˈsharpener nsharp•en (ˈʃɑr pən)
v.t., v.i. to make or become sharp or sharper. [1400–50] sharp′en•er, n. sharpen
Past participle: sharpened
Gerund: sharpening
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| I sharpen | | you sharpen | | he/she/it sharpens | | we sharpen | | you sharpen | | they sharpen |
| Preterite |
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| I sharpened | | you sharpened | | he/she/it sharpened | | we sharpened | | you sharpened | | they sharpened |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sharpening | | you are sharpening | | he/she/it is sharpening | | we are sharpening | | you are sharpening | | they are sharpening |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have sharpened | | you have sharpened | | he/she/it has sharpened | | we have sharpened | | you have sharpened | | they have sharpened |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sharpening | | you were sharpening | | he/she/it was sharpening | | we were sharpening | | you were sharpening | | they were sharpening |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sharpened | | you had sharpened | | he/she/it had sharpened | | we had sharpened | | you had sharpened | | they had sharpened |
| Future |
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| I will sharpen | | you will sharpen | | he/she/it will sharpen | | we will sharpen | | you will sharpen | | they will sharpen |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have sharpened | | you will have sharpened | | he/she/it will have sharpened | | we will have sharpened | | you will have sharpened | | they will have sharpened |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sharpening | | you will be sharpening | | he/she/it will be sharpening | | we will be sharpening | | you will be sharpening | | they will be sharpening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sharpening | | you have been sharpening | | he/she/it has been sharpening | | we have been sharpening | | you have been sharpening | | they have been sharpening |
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| I will have been sharpening | | you will have been sharpening | | he/she/it will have been sharpening | | we will have been sharpening | | you will have been sharpening | | they will have been sharpening |
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| I had been sharpening | | you had been sharpening | | he/she/it had been sharpening | | we had been sharpening | | you had been sharpening | | they had been sharpening |
| Conditional |
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| I would sharpen | | you would sharpen | | he/she/it would sharpen | | we would sharpen | | you would sharpen | | they would sharpen |
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| I would have sharpened | | you would have sharpened | | he/she/it would have sharpened | | we would have sharpened | | you would have sharpened | | they would have sharpened |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"strap - sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"edge - provide with an edge; "edge a blade"strop - sharpen on a strop; "strop razors"whet - sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstonehone - sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"blunt, dull - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" | | 2. | sharpen - make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"compound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" | | 3. | sharpen - become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" | | 4. | sharpen - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"focalise, focalize, focusadjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"refocus - put again into focus or focus more sharply; "refocus the image until it is very sharp" | | 5. | sharpen - make (images or sounds) sharp or sharperfocus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"change intensity - increase or decrease in intensitysoften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer | | 6. | sharpen - raise the pitch of (musical notes)music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manneralter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"flatten, drop - lower the pitch of (musical notes) | | 7. | sharpen - give a point to; "The candles are tapered"taper, pointchange form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or formacuminate - make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point | | 8. | sharpen - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"heightencompound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"subtilise, subtilize - make (senses) more keen |
sharpenverb1. improve, enhance, better, upgrade, hone, brush up, touch up, ameliorate, polish up You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.2. make sharp, hone, whet, grind, edge, file, strop, put an edge on He started to sharpen his knife.3. fuel, fire, stir, arouse, excite, animate, rouse, quicken, inflame, enliven, inspirit The case has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.sharpenverbTo give a sharp edge to:acuminate, edge, hone, whet.Translationssharp (ʃaːp) adjective1. having a thin edge that can cut or a point that can pierce. a sharp knife. 鋒利的，尖的 锋利的，尖的 2. (of pictures, outlines etc) clear and distinct. the sharp outline of the mountain. 輪廓鮮明的 轮廓鲜明的3. (of changes in direction) sudden and quick. a sharp left turn. 突然快速的 急转的4. (of pain etc) keen, acute or intense. He gets a sharp pain after eating. 劇烈的(痛等) 剧烈的（痛等） 5. (often with with) severe. Don't be so sharp with the child!; She got a sharp reproach from me. 嚴厲的 严厉的6. alert. Dogs have sharp ears. 機警的 机警的7. shrill and sudden. a sharp cry. 剌耳的 剌耳的8. of a musical note, raised a semitone; too high in pitch. F sharp; That last note was sharp. (音符)升半音的，音高過高的 （音）升半音的，音偏高的 adverb1. punctually. Come at six (o'clock) sharp. (時間)整點 正点（指时刻） 2. with an abrupt change of direction. Turn sharp left here. 急轉 急转3. at too high a pitch. You're singing sharp. 音高過高地 音偏高地 noun1. a sharp note. sharps and flats. 升高半音 升号，升半音 2. a sign (#) to show that a note is to be raised a semitone. 升半音記號 升半音ˈsharpen verb to make or grow sharp. He sharpened his pencil. 削尖，變尖 削尖ˈsharpener noun an instrument for sharpening. a pencil-sharpener. 磨削工具(如削鉛筆機) 磨削器，削刀 ˈsharply adverb in a sharp manner. a sharply-pointed piece of glass; The road turned sharply to the left; He rebuked her sharply. 尖銳地，急劇地 锐利地，急剧地 ˈsharpness noun 鋒利 锋利sharp practice dishonesty or cheating. 欺詐 欺诈ˌsharp-ˈwitted adjective intelligent and alert. a sharp-witted boy. 機靈的 机智的look sharp to be quick or to hurry. Bring me the books and look sharp (about it)! 趕快 赶快sharpen
sharpen[′shär·pən] (engineering) To give a thin keen edge or a sharp acute point to. (graphic arts) To decrease the size of the dots on a screened halftone. sharpen
Synonyms for sharpenverb improveSynonyms- improve
- enhance
- better
- upgrade
- hone
- brush up
- touch up
- ameliorate
- polish up
verb make sharpSynonyms- make sharp
- hone
- whet
- grind
- edge
- file
- strop
- put an edge on
verb fuelSynonyms- fuel
- fire
- stir
- arouse
- excite
- animate
- rouse
- quicken
- inflame
- enliven
- inspirit
Synonyms for sharpenverb to give a sharp edge toSynonymsSynonyms for sharpenverb make sharp or sharperRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- strap
- edge
- strop
- whet
- hone
Antonymsverb make crisp or more crisp and preciseRelated Words- compound
- deepen
- intensify
- heighten
verb become sharp or sharperRelated Wordsverb put (an image) into focusSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make (images or sounds) sharp or sharperRelated WordsAntonymsverb raise the pitch of (musical notes)Related WordsAntonymsverb give a point toSynonymsRelated Words- change form
- change shape
- deform
- acuminate
verb make (one's senses) more acuteSynonymsRelated Words- compound
- deepen
- intensify
- heighten
- subtilise
- subtilize
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