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sharpened

USSHAR-puhnd/ˈʃɑɹpənd/UKSHAH-puhnd/ˈʃɑːpənd/

2 meanings of sharpened

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of sharpen. Use it for something that already happened.

    She sharpened her pencil before the test.

    He has sharpened his math skills over the summer.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    With a sharp end or a sharp side, like a pencil or a knife.

    Bring two sharpened pencils to the exam.

    The campers cooked marshmallows on sharpened sticks.

    Similarsharp, pointed, honed

    Oppositeblunt, dull

sharpened is a form of sharpen

sharpen, verb: To make something sharp, like a knife or a pencil, or to make a skill better. Full entry

Forms
sharpensharpens he/she/itsharpening -ing formsharpened past tense, past participle
Spelling
sharpen → sharpened: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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