remark

To remark is to make a comment or say something.

(verb)

An example of remark is to talk about a basketball game after your team loses.

The definition of a remark is a statement about something you noticed.

(noun)

An example of a remark is telling your friend that his garden is really beautiful.

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See remark in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

  1. to notice; observe; perceive
  2. to say or write as an observation or comment
  3. Obsolete to mark; distinguish; indicate

Origin: Fr remarquer < re- + marquer, to mark < It marcare < marca, a mark < Gmc *marka: see mark

intransitive verb

to make an observation or comment: with on or upon

noun

  1. the act of noticing, perceiving, or observing: a man worthy of remark
  2. something said briefly; comment; casual observation
  3. remarque

See remark in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·marked, re·mark·ing, re·marks
verb, transitive
  1. To express briefly and casually as a comment.
  2. To take notice of; observe. See Synonyms at see1.
verb, intransitive
To make a comment or observation: remarked on her academic scholarship.
noun
  1. The act of noticing or observing: a place worthy of remark.
  2. A casual or brief expression of opinion; a comment. See Synonyms at comment.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by mark1)

Origin: of French remarquer

Origin: : Old French re-, re-

Origin: + Old French marquer, to mark (ultimately from merc, sign, from Old Norse merki, mark; see merg- in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

  • re·markˈer noun

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