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re·mark (ri märk′)

transitive verb

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

Etymology: 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

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remark Synonyms

remark

n.

comment, observation, commentary, statement, saying, utterance, annotation, note, mention, reflection, illustration, point, bon mot, conclusion, talk, word, expression, assertion, aside, obiter dictum (Latin), witticism, crack*.

remark applies to a brief, more or less casual statement of opinion, thought, etc. as in momentarily directing one's attention to something a snide remark about his clothes; an observation is an expression of opinion on something to which one has given some degree of special attention and thought the warden's observations on prison reform; a comment is a remark or observation made in explaining, criticizing, or interpreting something comments on a novel; commentary is usually applied as a collective noun to a series of written notes or spoken comments explaining or interpreting something a commentary on Aristotle's Politics, a running commentary on the game


remark

v.

comment, mention, observe, note; see comment 1, say.


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remark Usage Examples

Object

  • it: Andy Osborn remarked it 's very hard to find a service company that will really step in and deliver high value support.

Converse of object

  • disparage: Despite a hostile reception and disparaging remarks from sections of the Scottish press, the nationalist campaign could be right on target.

Adjective modifier

  • derogatory: This officer had made many derogatory remarks about General Lee.

Modifies a noun

  • yesterday: I understood Secretary Cohen's remarks yesterday that this option should remain, that it has been proved to be worthwhile.

Modifying Another Word

  • famously: On his return he famously remarked to his wife that he thought she would prefer a live donkey than a dead lion.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • upon: These facts have been little reported or remarked upon.

Possessives

  • gentleman: Gentleman's remarks are drawn to the attention of my right hon.

Noun used with modifier

  • closing: Chaired by David Taylor Close 17:15 - 17:25 Closing remarks.
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remark quotes

Speech is often barren; but silence also does not necessarily brood over a full nest.Your still fowl, blinking at youwithout remark, mayall thewhilebesittingonone addled egg; and when it takes to cackling will have nothing to announce but that addled delusion.

-Eliot, George pseudonym of  MaryAnn Evans

Which I wish to remarkö And my language is plainö That for ways that are dark And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee is peculiar, Which the same I would rise to explain.

-Harte, (Francis) Bret

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

-Williams,TennesseeThomas Lanier

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