accent
Definition
- n. distinctive manner of oral expression
- n. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Word forms
- Past tense
- accented
- Present participle
- accenting
- Past participle
- accented
- Third person singular
- accents
Example sentences
n.
She has a lovely French accent that makes her English sound unique.
vt.
The teacher asked us to accent the important words in our sentences.