verb · neutral
emphasize
UK/ˈɛmfəsaɪz/US/ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/EM·pha·size
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to give special importance or attention to something
Examples
“Teachers often emphasize the importance of practice.”
“He emphasized that everyone must follow the new rules.”
“The report emphasizes the need for immediate action.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my presentation I emphasized the long-term benefits of renewable energy rather than short-term costs.”
Collocations
- emphasize the importance of
- place/put emphasis on
- emphasize a point
Word family
emphasize verbemphasizes/emphasized/emphasizing verb formsemphasis nounemphatic adjective
Common mistakes
He emphasize that punctuality is important.→He emphasized that punctuality is important.
The teacher put an emphasize on grammar.→The teacher put an emphasis on grammar.
Say it for a higher band
5say→6stress→7+emphasize
Synonyms
stress
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Easily confused
stress
“I want to stress that this is only a preliminary result.”
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