REMARK Definition & Meaning

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remark

[ ri-mahrk ]

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verb (used with object)

to say casually, as in making a comment:
Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
to note; perceive; observe:
I remarked a slight accent in her speech.
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Antonyms:
Obsolete. to mark distinctively.

verb (used without object)

to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on or upon ):
He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.
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noun

the act of remarking; notice.
Synonyms:
comment or mention:
to let a thing pass without remark.
a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.
Fine Arts. remarque.

remark

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verb

whenintr, 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

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog 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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“I was considered a b***h in this society,” she remarks.

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One month after that Aitken told me she could not respond to that remark because she had not heard about it.

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For months, a man has been pestering residents in the South Bay’s beach cities with offensive remarks and vulgar language while filming the altercations and posting the videos on social media.

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While she did not address the gubernatorial race during her eight-minute remarks, Harris suggested that she planned to remain politically active in the aftermath of her loss to Trump in November.

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That is diametrically opposed to what Booker said in his opening remarks before he stood up to oppose Trump in the Senate.

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