emphasis

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the particular importance or attention that is given to something:

emphasis on I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.

put/place/lay emphasis on Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis on written work and grammar.

the extra force that is given to a word or part of a word when it is spoken:

emphasis on The emphasis is on the final syllable.

put the emphasis Where do you put the emphasis in the word "controversy"?

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.