betone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From be- (“at, on, upon”) + tone. Compare German betonen.
Verb[edit]
betone (third-person singular simple present betones, present participle betoning, simple past and past participle betoned)
- (transitive, archaic) To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
- 1866, James Morison, A Critical Exposition of the Third Chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans:
- The position, moreover, of the verb […] shows that it is to be betoned while we read and interpret; […]
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Danish[edit]
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betone (imperative beton, infinitive at betone, present tense betoner, past tense betonede, perfect tense har betonet)
- to stress; to accentuate
- to emphasize; to underline
- Synonym: understrege
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Conjugation of betone
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- “betone” in Den Danske Ordbog
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betone
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betone
- inflection of betonen:
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