sharpens

verb

USSHAR-puhnz/ˈʃɑɹpənz/UKSHAH-puhnz/ˈʃɑːpənz/

1 meaning of sharpens

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verb
The form of sharpen used after he, she or it in the present.
The chef sharpens his knives on a whetstone every morning.
She sharpens her pencil before every math test.

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 → sharpens: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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