sharpen
To make sharpTo make sharp.
» I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
Мені потрібен ніж, щоб я міг загострити олівець. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — deniko
Your pencils need sharpening.
Тобі варто загострити олівці. — deniko
ruТебе карандаши надо поточить. — marafon
deDeine Bleistifte müssen angespitzt werden. — xtofu80
Tom sharpened a pencil.
Том наточив олівець. — deniko
ruТом поточил карандаш. — marafon
deTom spitzte einen Bleistift an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom sharpened the pencils.
Том підточив олівці. — deniko
ruТом заточил карандаши. — odexed
Tom sharpened the knives.
Том загострив ножі. — deniko
deTom schärfte die Messer. — wolfgangth
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