- lend emphasis to
- stress, accent, place emphasis on
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears — is the first line of a famous and often quoted speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar , by William Shakespeare. The speech is written in iambic pentameter. It means Friends, Romans, fellow citizens, listen to me. It is taken from Act III … Wikipedia
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do — do1 /dooh/; unstressed /doo, deuh/, v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do, 2nd do or (Archaic) doest or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) doeth or doth … Universalium
percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to … Universalium
do — I [[t]du[/t]] unstressed [[t]dʊ, də[/t]] v. and aux. v. pres. sing. 1st and 2nd pers. do, 1) to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.) 2) to execute (a piece or amount of work): to do a hauling job[/ex] 3) to accomplish; finish: He has already done… … From formal English to slang
do — I. /du / (say dooh) verb (present singular 1 do, 2 do or, Archaic, doest dost, 3 does, 3 , Archaic, doeth doth …
rather — adverb 1. /ˈraðə / (say rahdhuh) more so than not; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good. 2. /ˈraðə / (say rahdhuh) (with verbs) in some degree (used either literally to modify a statement, or ironically to lend emphasis). 3. /ˈraðə / (say… …
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
