1 If your hearing aids are beyond three years old, repair needs are likely to pile up, in which case it makes more financial sense to get some new devices.  The damage is visible. Although the damage may not be as bad as it looks, if your hearing aid has been stepped on or smashed in some other way, it may be unfixable.
accent noun [ C ] (PRONUNCIATION) B1 the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words: He's got a strong southern/Boston accent. She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent. He speaks with a broad/heavy/strong/thick Yorkshire accent.
accent. n. 1. (Phonetics & Phonology) the characteristic mode of pronunciation of a person or group, esp one that betrays social or geographical origin. 2. (Phonetics & Phonology) the relative prominence of a spoken or sung syllable, esp with regard to stress or pitch.. a mode of pronunciation characteristic of or distinctive to the speech of a particular person, group, or locality: a southern accent. 6. such a mode of pronunciation recognized as being of foreign origin: She still speaks with an accent. 7. a. a stress or emphasis given to certain musical notes.