T] to say or show that you think something is especially important: Mann stressed the need to educate people about the risks of AIDS. 1 She said smoking was not permitted anywhere in the school - emphasizing the word 'anywhere'.
+ that She emphasized that Bosnia would need international assistance to recover from the war.
Don't say 'emphasize on something'. Say emphasize something.
/К In British English, emphasize can also be spelled emphasise.
overemphasize (also overemphasise British) /.auvsr'emfssaiz/ [i> T] to emphasize something too much: I think the book overemphasizes the importance of religion in the history of the US.
emphas is /'emfss^s/ [n U] special attention that is given to a particular activity, subject etc, because it is believed to be more important than other things + on There is a greater emphasis on
environmental issues nowadays.
put emphasis on sth The school puts a lot of emphasis on discipline and respect for authority.
EMPTY
opposite FULL
container/bottle/glass
empty empti/ [adj] a container, bottle, or glass that is empty has nothing inside it: There were two empty bottles on the table. I I noticed her glass was empty, and offered her some more wine. I The box was empty - all the money was gone.
place/room/seat
empty /'empti/ [adj] a room, building, town, or place that is empty has nothing or no-one in it: It was Sunday, and the streets were empty. I My footsteps echoed across the empty room.
free /frii/ [adj usually not before noun] a seat, space, or room that is free is not being used, and no-one has arranged to use it: Is this seat free? I You'll have to wait till there's a meeting-room free. I I think there's a free table in the corner.
bare /Ьезг/ [adj] a room that is bare has very little furniture or other things in it; an area of land that is bare does not have1 much growing on it: The little church was bare and cold. I We drove past mile after mile of bare fields.
deserted /drztfty/ [adj\ a place or building that is deserted is empty and quiet, because the people who are usually there have left: The village seemed to be completely deserted. I We ran along the deserted beach.
uninhabited /.Anin'haeb^d*/ [adj] an area or place that is uninhabited has no people living in it: Most of the islands in Clear Bay are uninhabited. I The castle is now uninhabited.
paper/tape/screen
with the emphasis on sth an exciting new French course for beginners, with the emphasis on fun as well as learning
blank /Ыэедк/ [adj] a blank screen, tape, or piece of paper has nothing written or recorded on it: I want to record the film.
Do we have any blcnk video cassettes? Ian stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of him.
space /speis/ [n CI a place that has been left empty in a piece of writing, especially so that you can write something in it: There's a space for you to sign your name.
to make a place or container empty
empty /empti/ \v T] to make something empty by removing what was in it: The garbage cans are emptied once a week. I "See you " he called, emptying his glass and making for the door.
emptying - emptied - have emptied
dear out /.klisr 'aut/ [phrasal verb T\ to empty a building, room, cupboard etc, especially because you no longer want the things that are in it
clear oat sth I found a pile of old letters while I was clearing out my desk, clear sth out 14к must clear the garage out this weekend.
END
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the end of a period of time, film,
book etc
EMPTY
the end of an object, the street etc
the very end (=the last moment, sentence etc) You don't find out who the murderer is until the very end of the book.
ending /endio/ [n C] the things that happen at the end of a story or film: In the Spanish version of this story, the ending is completely different. happy ending (=an ending in which everyone is happy) I love those old Hollywood movies with happy endings.
finale /fi na:li||fi nyeli/ (n С usually singularl the exciting or impressive last part of a piece of music, show, ceremony etc + of the finale of Beethoven's ninth symphony
the grand jlnale (=the very impressive
finale) For the grand finale there was a marching band and fireworks.
to end
end /end/ [v II if an event, story, situation, or period of time ends, there is no more of it left: World War II ended in 1945. I How does the story end?
end in sth {=end in a particular way, especially a bad way) Their marriage finally ended in divorce three years later I a school trip that ended in tragedy when three children were killed in an accident
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finish ffimji [о II to end - use this especially to say what time something ends: What time does your class finish? I The celebrations didn't finish till after midnight.
BEGINNING
see also
D
STOP START
the last part of a period, event, film, book etc
the end/ai 'end/ [n singularl the last part of a period of time, an event, a film, a book etc
+ о/ The end of the game was really exciting.
FINISH
at/be/ore/until the end Sam left New York at the end of December. I It was such a terrible movie, half oj the audience walked out before the end.
Finish can often be used instead of end, but don't use it to talk about stories, films etc, or about periods of time. It is
mostly used about organized events, such as a meeting, a class, or a party.
be over /ы: ^vtfj [phrasal verb I) if an event or activity is over, it has ended, and nothing more is going to happen: By the time we arrived, the party was already over.
be ail over(=have completely finished) The game should be all over by 5 o'clock
come to an end /клт tu эп 'end/ to
finally end - use this about a period of time, a situation, or an activity that has continued for a long time: When this job comes to an end, I'll be unemployed again. I It was already September, and our stay in Zurich was coming to an end.
happening at the end
at the end ,/9t Ai end/ during the last part of an event or period of time: The movie was really sad - at the end the little girl dies.