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Maya practiced daily to hone her spelling skills.
What does Hone mean?
Hone means to improve or sharpen something.
Dictionary definition
To hone a skill means to improve it through practice; it can also mean to sharpen a tool.
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Hone in a sentence
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The coach gave drills to help the team hone its passing.
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Writers often revise many times to hone the exact meaning of a sentence.
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What does hone mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to hone?
Improve is close in meaning to hone.
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Which word is most opposite in meaning to hone?
Weaken contrasts with hone.
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MeaningHone means to improve or sharpen something.
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hone
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honed
Improved or sharpened.
verb
honing
Improving or sharpening.
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Hone means to improve or sharpen something.
Common mix-up
Hone is not the same as weaken. Hone means hone means to improve or sharpen something.
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Read this model sentence: The coach gave drills to help the team hone its passing. Clue words: coach, drills, help. Underline clue words that show why hone fits instead of weaken. Now write one new sentence that shows hone without using the word hone. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show hone?
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