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remark

[ri-mahrk]

verb (used with object)

  1. to say casually, as in making a comment.

    Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.

  2. to note; perceive; observe.

    I remarked a slight accent in her speech.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms:
  3. Obsolete.to mark distinctively.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on orupon ).

    He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.

    Synonyms:

noun

  1. the act of remarking; notice.

    Synonyms:
  2. comment or mention.

    to let a thing pass without remark.

  3. a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.

  4. Fine Arts.remarque.

remark

/ ɪˈɑː /

verb

  1. to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing

  2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to perceive; observe; notice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation

  2. notice, comment, or observation

    the event passed without remark

  3. engraving a variant spelling of remarque

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • remarker noun
  • unremarked adjective
  • well-remarked adjective
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remark1

First recorded in 1625–35; (for the verb) from French remarquer, Middle French; equivalent to re- + mark 1; noun derivative of the verb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remark1

C17: from Old French remarquer to observe, from re- + marquer to note, mark 1
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Synonym Study

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.
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Padilla said he got fed up listening to her remarks about criminals and invasions and tried to ask a question, while moving forward past the wall of television cameras.

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In recorded remarks about Israel’s operations, Netanyahu stated he directed his national security team to begin planning for a large-scale campaign against Iran’s nuclear program last November.

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Paul McCartney has famously remarked that "Pet Sounds" “blew me out of the water,” adding that “no one is educated musically till they’ve heard that album.”

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Publicly, though, the chief has struck a different, sometimes defensive tone, often focusing his remarks on destruction caused by some protesters.

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Later that the day, she appeared to recant the remarks in a state TV interview, warning that they should "not be misused".

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