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emphasis Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 the particular importance or attention that is given to something:
- I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.
- Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis on written work and grammar.
- The emphasis is on the final syllable.
- Where do you put the emphasis in the word "controversy"?
1 special attention given to something because it is important or because you want it to be noticed, or an example of this:
- [ U ] She paused for emphasis.
- [ U ] In schools, the emphasis on programming has declined in recent years.

Too much emphasis is placed on the desirability of being thin.
The school puts a lot of emphasis on teaching children to read and write.
You can never place enough emphasis upon the importance of safety.
Words are sometimes italicized for emphasis.
She placed the emphasis on the word 'soon'.
The so-called principles of administrative design - such as purpose, process, clientele and place - provide conflicting emphases not straightforward solutions.
In such circumstances, narrow emphases on teaching language rules, sentence patterns, vocabulary will serve these learners poorly.
They argue that the resulting landscape, reflecting on apparent differences of opinion, is in fact the result of differences in emphases, rather than actual disagreements.