remark
//ɹɪˈmɑɹk//
Forms
- Plural
- remarks
- present (v1)
- remark
- past (v2)
- remarked
- past participle (v3)
- remarked
- present participle
- remarking
- 3rd person singular
- remarks
Definitions
1.An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- It is worth remark that the Japanese railways are among the busiest in the world; moreover, their traffic is growing.
2.A casual observation, comment, or statement
- He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him.
3.Alternative form of remarque.
4.An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
1.To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.
- I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.
- When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.
- “Let's just be grateful he's alive,” said Kate, and several heads turned sharply, remarking this unaccustomed display of feeling from a Fifth Floor lady.
2.To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.
- He remarked that it was getting late.
3.Alternative spelling of re-mark.
4.To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3577
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle French remarquer
From Old French remarquer
From re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”), equivalent to re- (“again”) + mark.