Betydelse av sharpen på svenska

• 0 to make something sharp or sharper:

  • My pencil is blunt - I'll have to sharpen it.

  • figurative The company is cutting production costs in an attempt to sharpen its competitive edge (= in order to improve how competitive it is).

• 1 to make something stronger:

  • Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines.

  • The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.

  • I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills.

  • I went to university to sharpen my mind.

  • We'll need to sharpen our wits if we're going to defeat Jack's team.

• 2 to make something clearer:

  • How do you sharpen the focus on this camera?

• 3 to make something play a higher musical note:

  • You need to sharpen the A string on your violin.

• 4 to make something stronger, or to improve something:

  • The dollar’s decline in value sharpened fears of another recession.

  • I’m taking a course that should help me sharpen my computer skills.

• 5 to make something clearer:

  • Turn the knob to sharpen the focus of the slide projector.

• 6 to make something sharp or sharper:

  • We just had these knives/scissors sharpened.

  • He sharpened his pencil (= made the end used for writing come to a point).