emphatic
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be | remain
ADV
most, quite, very
PREP
about
She was very emphatic about the importance of arriving on time for the meeting.
Definitions
adj
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet another emphatic ace – one of his 22 throughout.
Stated with conviction.
He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do plus an infinitive without to.
Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.
Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.
noun
An emphatic consonant.
A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as a lot or really.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — forceful and definite in expression or action
- forceful
adjective — sudden and strong
adjective — spoken with emphasis
- emphasized
- emphasised
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet anothe
WiktionaryHe gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
WiktionaryI have pretty much forgotten the emphatic constructions.
Tatoeba · #256913Tom is emphatic.
Tatoeba · #2236678He's emphatic.
Tatoeba · #8477418The Guanches, Igwanciyen, have apparently the same accent as the Tuaregs, with the same emphatic intonations of their warm voices.
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