emphatic

ɪmˈfætɪk

Definition

Definition of emphatic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

claritydecisive or clear in outcome

The team achieved an emphatic victory.

conclusive

decisive

unequivocal

forcefulnessshowing or expressing something with strong emphasis or force

Her emphatic response left no room for doubt.

forceful

insistent

vehement

linguistics

TECH.

related to tense forms using 'do'

TECH.

The emphatic form is used for emphasis.

emphasizing

intensive

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Origin of emphatic

Greek, emphatikos (significant)

Terms with emphatic included in their meaning

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many thanks

communication

expression of gratitude more emphatic than 'thank you'

not at all

adv.

emphatic negation

emphasizes complete negation or absence

certainly not

adv.

communication

emphatic way to give a strong negative answer or rejection

herself

pron.

emphatic

intensive repetition of the female subject

himself

pron.

emphatic

emphasizes the male subject

itself

pron.

emphatic

used to emphasize the subject's role or identity

loud

adj.

forceful expression

expressed in a forceful or emphatic way

wherever

adv.

emphatic question

emphatic form of where in questions

Examples of emphatic in a sentence

The judge's ruling was emphatic and final.
She gave an emphatic nod of approval.
The CEO made an emphatic denial of the allegations.
An emphatic verb can change the sentence's tone.
Use the emphatic form to stress the action.

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French:éclatant, énergique, ...
German:nachdrücklich, betont, ...
Italian:schiacciante, enfatico, ...
Spanish:contundente, enfático, ...
Portuguese:decisivo, enfático, ...
Chinese:明确的, 斩钉截铁的, ...
Japanese:圧倒的, 強調した, ...
Arabic:حاسم, مُؤَكِّد, ...
Hebrew:חַד־מַשְׁמָעִי, נֶחְרָץ, ...
Russian:убедительный, выразительный, ...
Ukrainian:переконливий, наполегливий, ...
Hindi:निर्णायक, प्रबल, ...
Bengali:জোরালো, বলিষ্ঠ, ...
Catalan:contundent, emfàtic, ...
Czech:přesvědčivý, důrazný, ...
Danish:overbevisende, eftertrykkelig, ...
Dutch:overtuigend, benadrukkend, ...
Greek:αποφασιστικός, εμφατικός, ...
Hungarian:fölényes, nyomatékos, ...
Khmer:ដាច់ខាត, សង្កត់ធ្ងន់, ...
Korean:확실한, 강조하는, ...
Persian:قاطع, تأکیدی, ...
Polish:zdecydowany, dobitny, ...
Portuguese (BR):decisivo, enfático, ...
Romanian:categoric, emfatic, ...
Swedish:tydlig, emfatisk, ...
Thai:เด็ดขาด, หนักแน่น, ...
Turkish:net, vurgulu, ...
Vietnamese:áp đảo, dứt khoát, ...

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Definition of emphatic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of emphatic

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Terms with emphatic included in their meaning

Examples of emphatic in a sentence

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