Collocations for accent - noun
ADJ.
broad, marked, pronounced, strong, thick
She had a pronounced Scottish accent.
She had a pronounced Scottish accent.
slight | country, foreign, local, regional | plummy, posh, public school | cockney | American, middle-class, northern, etc.
QUANT.
hint, trace
Her French was excellent, without a trace of an accent.
Her French was excellent, without a trace of an accent.
VERB + ACCENT
have, speak in/with | acquire | affect, assume, imitate, put on
She put on a posh accent when she answered the phone.
She put on a posh accent when she answered the phone.
cultivate | lose
He lost his northern accent after moving south.
He lost his northern accent after moving south.
PREP.
in an ~
She spoke in a broad Midlands accent.
She spoke in a broad Midlands accent.
with/without an ~
a tall man with an American accent
a tall man with an American accent