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Meanings of hone in English

Portuguese
aperfeiçoar
Catalan
perfeccionar
Spanish
perfeccionar

Make perfect or complete.

aperfeiçoar
Usage of hone in English
1
But first we need to hone in on a few key questions.
The Guardian
2
Want to hone your urban combat skills for an upcoming Iraq deployment?
Wired
3
Here are six books to help you hone your powers of Symphony:
A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future
4
It will benefit students, independent developers and SME's to hone their skills.
The South African
5
At the moment though he's in Australia to hone his cobbling skills.
Radio NZ
6
But I just wanted to hone my skills on watercolours and things.
The Guardian
7
Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills.
I capture the castle
8
And, of course, the DRS will hone all balls on the stumps.
The Guardian
9
Living in California for eight years helped me hone my cooking chops.
Wired
10
You'll also have the ability to hone in on a taxing matter.
The South African
11
What we need to do is hone in on the preventive care.
Radio NZ
12
How I've regretted I wasn't there to help you hone your gifts.
Beautiful creatures
13
Maybe you'll learn how to be cool, or hone a quirky hobby.
The Guardian
14
Umbo and I were both trained by Father to hone our talents.
Pathfinder
15
Mkhize has since branched out into YouTube to hone her personal brand.
The South African
16
I could hone up on Jack Kennedy -my generation loved him.
The Guardian
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Translations for hone
Portuguese
aperfeiçoar
Hone through the time
Hone across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common
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