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
Jacobus	yah-KO-bus (Dutch)	Dutch, Late Roman
Eutychios	-	Ancient Greek
Ernie	UR-nee	English
Julius	YOO:-li-uws (Ancient Roman), JOO-lee-əs (English), YOO-lee-uws (German)	Ancient Roman, English, German
Raisa (3)	-	Arabic
Monika	MO-ni-kah (German), maw-NEE-kah (Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian