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.

hone in

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Comgal	-	Irish
Alecia	ə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ee-ə, ə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shə	English
Stevan	-	Serbian, Croatian
Altman	['ɔ:ltmən]
Iustinus	-	Late Roman
Filat	-	Russian