accent
/ˈæksɛnt/
verb
- To emphasize or give special importance to something.
- The report accents the need for better healthcare.
- Her speech accented the importance of education.
- We should accent the positive aspects of the project.
- To pronounce a word or syllable with extra force or stress.
- He accented the wrong syllable, making the word hard to understand.
- In English, we usually accent the first syllable of two-syllable nouns.
- When you say 'present', accent the second syllable if it's a verb.
- To mark a letter with an accent mark.
- She accented the 'a' in 'cómo' to show the stress.
- The word 'naïve' is sometimes accented with a diaeresis.
- In French, you must accent the 'e' in 'élève'.
Antonyms
noun
- A way of pronouncing words that is typical of a particular country, region, or social group.
- I can tell from your accent that you're from Canada.
- His Southern accent is very strong.
- She speaks English with a French accent.
- Special importance or emphasis given to something.
- The company puts a strong accent on customer service.
- In this course, the accent is on practical skills.
- The new policy places an accent on environmental protection.
- A mark written above or below a letter to show how it should be pronounced, especially in some languages.
- Spanish uses accent marks to indicate stress.
- Make sure to add the accent over the 'o' in 'adiós'.
- In French, the word 'café' has an acute accent on the 'e'.
- The emphasis or stress placed on a particular syllable in a word.
- Learning where to put the accent is important for correct pronunciation.
- The accent in 'banana' falls on the second syllable.
- In the word 'record', the accent is on the first syllable when it is a noun.