- emphasis
- noun1 special importance/attentionADJECTIVE▪ big (informal), considerable, great, heavy, huge▪
schools that put a heavy emphasis on sporting achievement
▪ strong▪ little▪Little emphasis was placed on educating people about the dangers.
▪ growing, increasing▪ continued▪ renewed▪ current, new, recent▪with the new emphasis on individuality and creative expression
▪ traditional▪ main, major, primary▪We discussed where the main emphasis should be placed.
▪ particular, special, specific▪Examine the events leading to the war, with particular emphasis on France's role in them.
▪ exclusive▪ equal▪Both subjects should be given equal emphasis.
▪ added, extra, increased▪ excessive, undue▪I believe the education system places undue emphasis on exam results.
▪ cultural▪a cultural emphasis on educational achievement
VERB + EMPHASIS▪ give, lay, place, put▪The company lays great emphasis on customer care.
▪ have, receive▪Education received special emphasis.
▪ change, shift▪The Democrats shifted the emphasis away from direct taxation.
▪ addEMPHASIS + VERB▪ move, shift▪In recent years, the emphasis has moved away from punishing drug addicts towards/toward helping them.
▪ fall on sthPREPOSITION▪ emphasis on, emphasis upon▪The emphasis is on keeping fit rather than developing lots of muscles.
PHRASES▪ a change of emphasis, a shift of emphasis2 stress on a word/phraseADJECTIVE▪ great▪‘I’, he said with great emphasis, ‘was the one.’
▪ slight▪His slight emphasis on the word ‘lady’ was definitely mocking.
▪ extra▪He put extra emphasis on the word ‘never’.
VERB + EMPHASIS▪ putPREPOSITION▪ with emphasis▪She repeated the question with emphasis.
▪ emphasis on▪Put the emphasis on the second syllable.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
