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# emphasis

noun (emphasis, emphases)

«emphasis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Special importance or attention given to something: «The school puts emphasis on reading». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#m1)
2. Extra force given to a word or syllable when speaking, to show it matters: «Put the emphasis on "not"». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#m2)
3. In writing, a way of showing importance, such as bold or italic print. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#m3)
4. Emphasis can also mean a strong, forceful way of doing something, not only speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#m4)

### In the lessons

In English: emphasis in speaking (stress) and writing (bold, italics, underlining, capital letters, exclamation marks). In school life: the emphasis of a lesson is its main point. Phrases: «put/place emphasis on», «with emphasis», «a strong emphasis», «the emphasis is on».

### Examples

- Our coach puts a lot of emphasis on teamwork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x1)
- "I did NOT break it," she said with emphasis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x2)
- In this lesson, the emphasis is on fractions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x3)
- Italics are used for emphasis in the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x4)
- The word "photograph" has the emphasis on the first part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x5)
- The school places emphasis on kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x6)
- The cleric nodded with savage emphasis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/#x7)

### Note

Plural «emphases» (em-fuh-seez). Verb: «emphasise» (UK) / «emphasize» (US); adjective: «emphatic». Use «emphasis on», never «emphasis about».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «emphasis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«emphasis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emphasis.html) on Mova free.