Remark Definition
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Etymology 1
< Old French remarquer < re (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark.
Pronunciation
Noun
remark (plural remarks)
- Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
- The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
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Translations
act of pointing out; notice or observation
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Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
- (transitive) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
- (transitive) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker.
- (transitive) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
- He remarked that it was time to go.
Translations
to make a remark or remarks; to comment
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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Noun
remark (plural remarks)
- A mark that replaces another mark.
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- (transitive) To mark again (a piece of work).
External links
- remark in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- remark in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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A comment is generally a verbal or written remark often related to an added piece of information, or an observation or statement. These are usually marked with an abbreviation, such as "obs." or "N.B.".