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Meaning of hone in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
hoʊn ɪn

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [B2]

Examples

“More than half of those are completely ignored by de Róiste. He hones in on only 400 of those, scattered around the country.”
“On June 12th The Economist’s pages featured an activist investor “honing in on the dearth of energy experience” on a company’s board. A few readers honed in on a solecism: […]”
“The mainstream media hones in on bad news stories where UK railways are concerned, yet gives scant attention to the many items of good news emerging from the network.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

honed honed in hones hones in honest honested

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