sharpen
To make sharpTo make sharp.
» I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
Мені потрібен ніж, щоб я міг загострити олівець.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, sometimes, transitive)To make sharp.
to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note
schärfen, spitzen
точи́тьtočítʹ, заточи́тьzatočítʹ, наточи́тьnatočítʹ
заго́стрюватиzahóstrjuvaty, загостри́тиzahostrýty
make sharp or sharper
(intransitive)To become sharp.
become sharp or sharper
Examples
189 sentencesI want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
Мені потрібен ніж, щоб я міг загострити олівець.
Your pencils need sharpening.
Тобі варто загострити олівці.
ruТебе карандаши надо поточить.
deDeine Bleistifte müssen angespitzt werden.
Tom sharpened a pencil.
Том наточив олівець.
ruТом поточил карандаш.
deTom spitzte einen Bleistift an.
Tom sharpened the pencils.
Том підточив олівці.
ruТом заточил карандаши.
Tom sharpened the knives.
Том загострив ножі.
deTom schärfte die Messer.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp + -en.From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp + -en.
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Forms
sharpens, sharpening, sharpened, sharpened| Base form | sharpen · to sharpen |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sharpens |
| Present participle | sharpening |
| Past simple | sharpened |
| Past participle | sharpened |
irregular
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- sharpened the knives
- sharpen these knives
- sharpen my pencil
- sharpening a knife
- sharpening knives
- to sharpen my