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
Example sentences from the Web for remarked
British Dictionary definitions for remarked
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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