Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with stress in American Collocation
stress
verb
transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/stres/
emphatically
heavily
repeatedly
rightly
strongly
This point was heavily stressed in the article.
It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to watch what your young child eats.
need or importance
benefit
centrality
desirability
importance
necessity
need
primacy
significance
urgency
value
The advice stresses the need to review all relevant information about the medical history of the patient.
fact or point
fact
idea
point
He stressed the fact that time was limited, as the deadline was only a few weeks away.
role
role
This episode stresses the key role played by managers in helping to improve staff performance.