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skærpe
tighten/sharpen
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Forms of skærpe
- Present
- skærper
- Past
- skærpede
- Perfect
- har skærpet
verbtighten/sharpen
Can mean both 'to make something stricter' (tighten) or 'to make something more acute/sharp' (sharpen).
skærpe in a sentence
Regeringen vil skærpe reglerne for miljøforurening.
The government wants to tighten the rules for environmental pollution.
Han forsøgte at skærpe sin koncentration.
He tried to sharpen his concentration.