accent in Marathi मराठी
accent in Sindhi سنڌي
accent in Tamil தமிழ்
accent in Telugu తెలుగు
accent in English
- accent⇄accent, noun, verb.
- accent⇄adj. accentless.
- accent⇄expr. accents,
a. tone of voice.
Ex. The little girl spoke to her doll in tender accents.
b. speech; language.
Ex. Winds! on your wings to heaven her accents bear (John Dryden). - accent⇄noun 1. the greater force or stronger tone of voice given to certain syllables or words. Accent is controlled by a change of pitch or by stress.
Ex. In ""letter"" the accent is on the first syllable.
2. a mark sometimes written or printed to - accent⇄sentence stress oraccent
the varying emphasis given to words that affects the meaning of a sentence. (Example:)
Ex. ""He killed the dog, not his brother,"" as compared with, ""He killed the dog, not his brother."" - accent⇄v.t. 1. to pronounce or mark with an accent.
Ex. Is ""acceptable"" accented on the first or second syllable?
2. (Figurative.) to emphasize; accentuate.