comment
Pluralcomments
Verbcomments, commenting, commented
Pluralcomments
Formscomments, commenting, commented
- 1Something you say or write to give your opinion or reaction.
Like a sticky note with your thoughts written on it.
He left a kind comment on her photo.
I didn't like that rude comment about my work.
UsageSay make a comment on something. No comment means I won't answer.
Similarremark, observation, note, statement
- 2To say or write what you think about something.
I don't want to comment on that right now.
Fans commented on the new song all week.
UsageSay comment on something.
Similarremark
Note
- 3A note in computer code that the computer ignores, written to help people understand the code.
Like a note in the margin of a recipe that the cook reads but doesn't cook.
She added a comment to explain the tricky function.
Each comment in the file describes what the code does.
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- 6A fact or event that shows what something is truly like without anyone saying it, usually in a bad way.
The empty library is a sad comment on how little people read these days.
The long line at the food bank was a comment on how hard times had become in our town.
UsageSay a sad comment on something.
Similarreflection, commentary, indictment
Note
- 7The part of a sentence that gives new information about what is being talked about.
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Origins
It came through Old French from Latin words meaning a comment or interpretation, and earlier an invention.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts
- English comment came through Old French from Latin. en.wiktionary.org
- The Latin source meant comment or interpretation. en.wiktionary.org
- The Latin word earlier meant invention. en.wiktionary.org
It came from a Latin word meaning to think something over, discuss, or write about it.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 1 fact
- The verb comment derives from a Latin word meaning to think something over, discuss, or write about it. en.wiktionary.org