Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Hone"

A: It is a synonym to "sharpening" and "polishing". But usually it is meant in a context like "I honed my skills". Meaning that someone trained a lot to get good at something.

A: It means to sharpen or to be better over a period of time. For example to hone your skills means to sharpen your skills (not literally) and get better at it over a certain duration. Hope this helps :)

A: You could also apply it to mastery of a skill -- "I use HiNative to hone my English skills".

A: To perfect, to make perfect, to shape, etc.

A: “Hone in on the man with the suitcase 🧳 He is acting strange. 🧐Let’s follow his movements.”

The context here is to “focus” or “zoom” in. Move in closer. Pay more attention etc.

In this context we could substitute “hone” with “focus” or “zoom”.

A: yes, almost. The skills of the master sushi chef have been finely honed.

A: The tennis player practices several hours a day to hone her skills.
I will work hard to hone my skills.
I will hone this blade.

The first 2 sentences are the most common ways to use hone.

A: "She honed in on the expression"
"She was honing her skill"

A: That's a great answer! Thank you😃

A: "Hone" is more specific to fine tuning in improvement, and "improve" is just more general or broad. "Hone" is not used very often and is not interchangeable with "improve".

"I've been honing in my English speaking skills for the last year." This implies that the person already knew English somewhat well and is just mastering the smaller things.

"I've been improving my English speaking skills the past year." This doesn't imply anything other than the person got better.

A: To hone something is to take some misshapen and refine it, in the case of honing an axe, you would take the dull edge and make it sharper. To polish something is to make it soft and shiny, such as flooring, and silverware

A: Hone in: focus on a certain thing or subject. "Home in" doesn't really make sense.

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A: I've never heard it. Was "funny honey" what you intended to say?

Я никогда не слышал это. Был ли "funny honey" то, что ты хотел сказать?

A: Funny honey

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