hone in on

== English == === Etymology === By confusion between hone and home. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /hoʊn ɪn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həʊn ɪn/ Hyphenation: hone‧in === Verb === hone in (third-person singular simple present hones in, present participle honing in, simple past and past participle honed in) (proscribed) Alternative form of home in. === References === “hone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “hone in”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.