verb · transitive

betone

betone · betones · betoned · betoning

To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasiseTo endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic)To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.

Origin

From be- (“at, on, upon”) + tone. Compare German betonen.

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Forms

betones, betoning, betoned, betoned

Base form	betone · to betone
3rd person singular	betones
Present participle	betoning
Past simple	betoned
Past participle	betoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	betone
he, she, it	betones

Past simpleLesson

all persons

betoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have betoned
he, she, it	has betoned

Future simple (will)Lesson