accent
To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominentTo mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
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» Tom speaks with a slight accent.
Том говорить із легким акцентом. — deniko
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Examples
274 sentencesTom speaks with a slight accent.
Том говорить із легким акцентом. — deniko
Tom talks with a slight accent.
Том говорить із легким акцентом. — deniko
ruТом говорит с лёгким акцентом. — sharptoothed
Tom has a very heavy accent.
Том має дуже сильний акцент. — deniko
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
акценти́роватьakcentírovatʹ, подчёркиватьpodčórkivatʹ, подчеркну́тьpodčerknútʹ
акцентуватиakcentuvaty, наголошуватиnahološuvaty, підкреслюватиpidkresljuvaty
(transitive)To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
put stress on; utter with an accent
(transitive)To mark with written accents.
Origin
From Middle French accenter, from Old French accenter, from Latin accentō, from accentus.From Middle French accenter, from Old French accenter, from Latin accentō, from accentus.
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Forms
accents, accenting, accented, accentedTenses
accent · accented · will accent · have accentedSynonyms
5 synonyms- to stress, single out as important:stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentuate
- put stress on; utter with an accent:stressaccentuate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.