Remark Definition

rĭ-märk
remarked, remarks
verb
remarked, remarks
To notice; observe; perceive.
Webster's New World
To make an observation or comment.
Webster's New World
To say or write as an observation or comment.
Webster's New World
To give consideration or be responsive to.
Webster's New World
To mark; distinguish; indicate.
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noun
remarks
The act of noticing, perceiving, or observing.
A man worthy of remark.
Webster's New World
Something said briefly; comment; casual observation.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

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.

Wiktionary
A mark that replaces another mark.
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Other Word Forms of Remark

Noun

Singular:
remark
Plural:
remarks

Origin of Remark

  • Alteration (influenced by mark) of French remarquer Old French re- re- Old French marquer to mark (ultimately from merc sign) (from Old Norse merki mark merg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French remarquer, from re- (“again") + marquer (“to mark"); see mark.

    From Wiktionary

  • re- +"Ž mark

    From Wiktionary

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