5 дней назад · to direct something such as an ability to make it more effective: He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers.

1. to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone 2. to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet helped her hone her comic timing.

5 meanings: 1. a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors 2. a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a.... Click for more definitions.

to improve something and make it perfect: This is an opportunity for you to hone your skills. (Definition of hone from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary)

​to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time. hone something She honed her debating skills at college.

hone / home. To hone is to sharpen a knife or perfect a skill. Home is where you live, where your stuff is, is where the heart is, and all that.

to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills. to sharpen on a whetstone with a fine, compact texture: to hone a carving knife.

to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time. hone something She honed her debating skills at college.

hone · honehone /həʊn $ hoʊn/ verb [transitive] · 1 IMPROVEto improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it He set ...

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb hone. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.