Accent | Mean of accent in English Dictionary

/ˈækˌsɛnt/

• Noun
• a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country
1. Regional accents are common in the U.S.
2. She spoke with an American/English accent.
3. The tourist had a foreign accent.
4. He has a heavy/thick southern accent.
5. a slight/light/faint accent
6. a French/German/Italian accent
• greater stress or force given to a syllable of a word in speech
1. The word “before” has the accent on the last syllable.
2. Put the accent on the first syllable of the word.
• a mark (such as ˈ or ˌ) used to show the part of a word that should be given greater stress when it is spoken

• a mark placed above a letter to show how it should be pronounced
1. The accents in the French word “émigré” show how the letter “e” should be pronounced.
• special concern or attention
1. This year's new TV shows put/place the/an accent on youth.
2. Our accent is on providing our customers with dependable service.
• a small decorative object or detail that is different from the things that are around it
1. This type of plant is often used as a decorative accent.
2. used accents of bright colors in the new room
3. accent colors/lighting/plants
• Verb
• to give special attention to (something)
1. His speech accented [=highlighted, emphasized] positive parts of the plan.
• to say (part of a word) with greater stress or force
1. When you say “before,” you should accent the second syllable. = You should accent the word “before” on the second syllable.