hone



hone for someone or something

Rur. to long for someone or something. Tom: What's wrong with Jane? Mary: She's honing for her sweetheart. Jimmy was honing for the red bicycle in the toy store window.
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hone in

v.
1. To advance toward some target, goal, or desired state: The police are honing in on the location of the gang. We don't have the answer yet, but by working together we're definitely honing in.
2. To direct one's attention; focus: The lawyer honed in on the discrepancies in my testimony.
See also: hone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HalİMe-Turkish
Elipheleti-LIF-ə-let (English), ee-LIF-ə-let (English)Biblical
Ballard['bæləd]
Elnora-English
Flavius-Ancient Roman
Aureliaow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish