Meaning

6 senses
  1. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.

    To a point or edge.

  2. Piercingly.

  3. Eagerly.

  4. So as to make a sharp, or tight, angle.

    South of the city the river turns sharp to the east.

    sharp left, sharp right

  5. (not comparable)Exactly.

    I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.

    ро́вноróvno

    то́чноtóčno

  6. In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

    I didn't enjoy the concert much because the soprano sang sharp on all the high notes.

More definitions
  • changing suddenly in direction and degree

Examples

480 sentences
  1. I have a sharp pain here.

    Я відчуваю ось тут гострий біль. — deniko

    ruУ меня острая боль вот здесь. — marafon

    deIch habe hier einen stechenden Schmerz. — Manfredo

  2. I have a sharp pain in my chest.

    У мене різкий біль у грудях. — deniko

    ruУ меня острая боль в груди. — marafon

    deIch habe einen stechenden Schmerz in meiner Brust. — al_ex_an_der

  3. Tom felt a sharp pain in his stomach.

    Том відчув різький біль у шлунку. — deniko

    ruТом почувствовал резкую боль в желудке. — marafon

  4. The truck made a sharp turn to the left.

    Вантажівка різко повернула наліво. — deniko

    ruГрузовик резко свернул налево. — Wezel

    deDer Lastwagen machte einen scharfen Linksschwenk. — Espi

  5. Birds have sharp eyes.

    У птахів гострий зір. — Ahha

    ruУ птиц острое зрение. — marafon

    deVögel haben scharfe Augen. — MUIRIEL

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
exactly:
Русский
By meaning 1
exactly:

Origin

From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from

From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

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Forms

sharper, sharpest
Comparativesharper Lesson
Superlativesharpest

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
exactly:exactlyA2
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a sharp pain
  • sharp pain in
  • sharp pain
  • felt a sharp
  • knife wasn't sharp
  • a sharp knife
  • has a sharp
  • sharp knife
  • is very sharp
  • is really sharp
  • quite sharp
  • really sharp

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sharp — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto