betone

English

Etymology

From be- (“at, on, upon”) +‎ tone. Compare German betonen.

Verb

betone (third-person singular simple present betones, present participle betoning, simple past and past participle betoned)

1. (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; […]

Anagrams

• Beeton, benote

Danish

Etymology

Compare English betone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈtoˀnə/

Verb

betone (imperative beton, infinitive at betone, present tense betoner, past tense betonede, perfect tense har betonet)

1. to stress; to accentuate
2. to emphasize; to underline

   Synonym: understrege

Inflection

Conjugation of betone

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	betone	betones
Present tense	betoner	betones
Past tense	betonede	betonedes
Imperative	beton	-
Participle
Present	betonende
Past	betonet
Gerund	betonen

Derived terms

• betoning

References

• “betone” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

betone

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of betonen

Anagrams

• boeten

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈtoːnə/

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Verb

betone

1. inflection of betonen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative