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understreke

verbverb

to emphasise, to stress · to underline

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. sette strek under to draw a line under, to underline
    • læreren understreker ortografiske feil the teacher underlines spelling mistakes
  2. i overført betydning: framheve, presisere figuratively: to emphasise, to stress
    • han understreker at det haster he stresses that it is urgent
    • hun har understreket alvoret i saken she has emphasised the seriousness of the matter