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# emphasise

verb (emphasise, emphasises, emphasised, emphasising)

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

## Everyday

1. To show that something is especially important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#m1)
2. To say a word or sound more strongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#m2)
3. To make something more noticeable, like a line or a colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English, you emphasise key points in writing with bold, underlining or words like «especially»; in speaking, you stress a word; in art, colour can emphasise a shape; phrases: «emphasise the point», «emphasise the importance of».

### Examples

- The teacher emphasised the importance of checking our answers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#x1)
- Underline the words you want to emphasise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#x2)
- She emphasised the word «never». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#x3)
- Bright colours emphasise the eyes in the painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#x4)
- The firefighter emphasised: get out, stay out, call 999. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#x5)
- He emphasised that the test was only for practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emphasise/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling «emphasise»; US spelling «emphasize». Noun: emphasis (plural emphases). Do not say «emphasise on»: say «emphasise the point» or «put emphasis on».

## On Mova

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