remark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
  2. An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
  3. A casual observation, comment, or statement
  4. Alternative form of remarque.
verb
  1. To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.
  2. To pass comment on (something); to indicate, point out.
  3. To mark (someone or something) out; to distinguish, to make notable.
  4. To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.
  5. To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of re-mark.
verb
  1. Alternative spelling of re-mark.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ en-us-remark.ogg /ˌɹiˈmɑɹk/ /ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-remark.wav

Word forms

remark remarks remarking remarked

Etymology

From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”), equivalent to re- (“again”) + mark.

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