"accent" meaning in English

See accent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.sɛnt/ [US], /ˈak.sənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accent.wav [UK] Forms: accent [singular], accents [plural]
enPR: ăkʹsĕnt [US], ăkʹsənt [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds.
    Sense id: simple-accent-en-noun-~m2s624a

Verb

IPA: /ˈæk.sɛnt/ [US], /ˈak.sənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accent.wav [UK] Forms: accent [canonical], accents [third-person, singular], accented [past], accented [past, participle], accenting [present, participle]
enPR: ăkʹsĕnt [US], ăkʹsənt [UK] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short entry needs someone to make it better. You can help Wiktionary by adding to it.
    Sense id: simple-accent-en-verb-sXylBk8a Categories (other): Stubs
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "accent",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accents",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can speak French, but I do it with an English accent."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds."
      ],
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    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "enpr": "ăkʹsĕnt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæk.sɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsənt",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈak.sənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accent.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "accent"
}

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    {
      "form": "accent",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accents",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accented",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accented",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accenting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short entry needs someone to make it better. You can help Wiktionary by adding to it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-accent-en-verb-sXylBk8a"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsĕnt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæk.sɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsənt",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈak.sənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accent.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "accent"
}
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    {
      "form": "accent",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I can speak French, but I do it with an English accent."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsĕnt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæk.sɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsənt",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈak.sənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accent.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "accent"
}

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    },
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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accented",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accented",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accenting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Stubs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short entry needs someone to make it better. You can help Wiktionary by adding to it."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsĕnt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæk.sɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ăkʹsənt",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈak.sənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accent.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "accent"
}

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