remark
[ ri-mahrk ]
/ rɪˈmɑrk /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on or upon): He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.
noun
Origin of remark
SYNONYMS FOR remark
synonym study for remark
7.
Remark,
comment,
note,
observation imply giving special attention, an opinion, or a judgment. A
remark is usually a casual and passing expression of opinion:
a remark about a play. A
comment expresses judgment or explains a particular point:
a comment on the author's scholarship. A
note is a memorandum or explanation, as in the margin of a page:
a note explaining a passage.
Observation suggests a comment based on judgment and experience:
an observation on social behavior.
OTHER WORDS FROM remark
re·mark·er, noun un·re·marked, adjective well-re·marked, adjectiveWords nearby remark
remanence,
remanent,
remanent magnetism,
remanufacture,
remargin,
remark,
remarkable,
remarque,
remarry,
remaster,
rematch
Definition for remark (2 of 2)
remarque
or re·mark
[ ri-mahrk ]
/ rɪˈmɑrk /
noun Fine Arts.
a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
a plate so marked.
Origin of remarque
From French, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at
remark
Example sentences from the Web for remark
British Dictionary definitions for remark (1 of 3)
remark
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
verb
(when intr , often foll by on or upon ; when tr, may take a clause as object)
to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing
(tr; may take a clause as object)
to perceive; observe; notice
noun
a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation
notice, comment, or observation
the event passed without remark
engraving a variant spelling of remarque
Derived forms of remark
remarker, nounWord Origin for remark
C17: from Old French
remarquer to observe, from
re- +
marquer to note,
mark
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British Dictionary definitions for remark (2 of 3)
Remarque
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
noun
Erich Maria (ˈeːrɪç maˈriːa). 1898–1970, US novelist, born in Germany, noted for his novel of World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
British Dictionary definitions for remark (3 of 3)
remarque
remark
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
noun
a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished
a plate so marked
a print or proof from a plate so marked
Word Origin for remarque
C19: from French; see
remark