0 present participle of stress --
1 to give emphasis or special importance to something: --
[ + (that) ] He is careful to stress (that) the laboratory's safety standards are the best in the country.
I'd just like to stress the importance of neatness and politeness in this job.
2 to pronounce a word or syllable with greater force than other words in the same sentence or other syllables in the same word, or to play a musical note with greater force than others in a group: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.