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remark

//ɹɪˈmɑɹk//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for remark

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
remarks

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
remark
past (v2)
remarked
past participle (v3)
remarked
present participle
remarking
3rd person singular
remarks

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 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. 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. 3.Alternative form of remarque.

  4. 4.An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 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. 2.To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.

    • He remarked that it was getting late.
  3. 3.Alternative spelling of re-mark.

  4. 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

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Word family

Etymology

From Middle French remarquer

From Old French remarquer

From re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”), equivalent to re- (“again”) + mark.

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