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remark

ri-MAHRK/ɹɪˈmɑɹk/UKri-MAHK/ɹɪˈmɑːk/

Pluralremarks

Verbremarks, remarking, remarked

11 meanings of remark

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Something you say or write, often without planning it, to share a thought or opinion.

    He made a funny remark about the weather.

    Her remarks at the meeting upset a few coworkers.

    Similarcomment, observation, aside, statement

  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Words, spoken or written, that mention something you have noticed.

    The inspector's report included a remark about the leaking pipe.

    He made a remark about my new shoes as soon as he noticed them.

    Similarcomment, observation, mention, note

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  3. 3
    verbintransitive
    To say something about a thing you have seen or noticed.

    My uncle remarked on the cold weather all evening.

    Guests often remark on how quiet the hotel is.

    Similarcomment

  4. 4
    verbtransitive
    To say or write something as a thought or observation.

    "This soup is delicious," he remarked.

    People often remark that the city feels different at night.

    Similarobserve, comment, note, mention, say

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  5. 5
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of noticing something or giving it your attention.

    The error was so small that it escaped remark for years.

    The speed of her recovery was worthy of remark.

    Similarnotice, comment, attention, mention

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  6. 6
    verbtransitive
    To notice something and pay attention to it.

    Few people remark the small details of everyday life.

    She remarked a light moving slowly across the night sky.

    Similarnotice, observe, note, perceive, detect

    Oppositeoverlook, miss

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  7. 7
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Alternative form of remarque. A small extra drawing in the margin of a print.

    The artist drew a tiny bird as a remark at the bottom of the print.

    Collectors pay more for prints that still show the remark in the margin.

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  8. 8
    USree-MAHRK/ˌɹiˈmɑɹk/UKree-MAHK/ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/
    noun
    Alternative spelling of re-mark. A second marking or checking of something, like a test.

    She asked her professor for a remark of her midterm exam.

    The remark of the warehouse stock took the crew all morning.

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  9. 9
    USree-MAHRK/ˌɹiˈmɑɹk/UKree-MAHK/ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/
    verb
    Alternative spelling of re-mark. Use it when someone marks or grades something again.

    The teacher will remark the tests that were graded wrong.

    Please remark the boxes with the new labels.

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Less common meanings

  1. 10
    verbobsoletetransitive
    To point something out or comment on it directly.
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  2. 11
    verbobsoletetransitive
    To make a person or thing stand out from others.

    His great height remarked him in any crowd.

    His manacles remark him; there he sits.
    1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes,”Here, remark means to make someone stand out.
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Origins

Meanings 1–7, 10–11

From French remarquer, made from re- meaning "again" and marquer meaning "to mark."

Meanings 8–9

From re- plus the word mark.