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accented

USAK-sent-id/ˈæk.sɛnt.ɪd/UKAK-suhnt-id/ˈak.sənt.ɪd/
As a verbAK-sent-id

2 meanings of accented

Practice

  1. 1
    adjective
    Spoken in a way that shows where a person comes from, or written with a mark above a letter.

    Her accented English charmed everyone at the welcome party.

    The menu was full of accented letters from French and Spanish.

    Oppositeunaccented

    Note
  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of accent. Use this form when the action already happened.

    She accented her talk with big, sweeping hand movements.

    The plain white dish was accented with a sprig of mint.

    Note

accented is a form of accent

accent, verb: To make something stand out or seem more important. Full entry

Forms
accentaccents he/she/itaccenting -ing formaccented past tense, past participle
Spelling
accent → accented: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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