- a variation of remarque.
remark
Americanverb (used with object)
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remarks,
present (3rd person singular)
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remarked,
past participle, past
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remarking
present participle
verb (used without object)
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remarks,
present (3rd person singular)
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remarked,
past participle, past
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remarking
present participle
verb
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to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing
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(tr; may take a clause as object) to perceive; observe; notice
noun
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a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation
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notice, comment, or observation
the event passed without remark
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engraving a variant spelling of remarque
Synonym Usage
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 Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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remarksimple
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remarkssimple
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have remarkedperfect
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has remarkedperfect
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am remarkingprogressive
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are remarkingprogressive
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is remarkingprogressive
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have been remarkingperfect progressive
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has been remarkingperfect progressive
Past
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remarkedsimple
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had remarkedperfect
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was remarkingprogressive
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were remarkingprogressive
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had been remarkingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of remark
First recorded in 1625–35; (for the verb) from French remarquer, Middle French; equivalent to re- + mark 1; noun derivative of the verb
Explanation
"If you see something, say something" might translate into, "If you remark something, make a remark." Remark means to notice, and it also means to comment, as in, "Keep your obnoxious remarks to yourself." While walking in the woods, you might remark the contrast between the quiet of the woods and the noises of the city. You might make a remark about how loud it is in the city. "It's loud here too," your walking companion might remark. "Listen to all the birds and squirrels."
Vocabulary lists containing remark
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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Example Sentences
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If you do not address your feelings and process them, they will manifest themselves in other ways — an unkind remark or a silent fury.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
That’s one implication of a remark by Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith yesterday at Journal House, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It was a response to a remark by India's Chief Justice Surya Kant, who had likened jobless youngsters to cockroaches.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
But Ossoff’s remark also commanded attention, feeding a boomlet that helped bump up his standing in polls of the hypothetical 2028 presidential primary.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
All during the fiesta you had the feeling, even when it was quiet, that you had to shout any remark to make it heard.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
The Dallas Fed president, Lorie Logan, is set to give opening remarks at the Workshop on the Macroeconomic Implications of Migration at 10 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The remarks came after New York Fed chief John Williams said "there is no need for urgency, and we have time to gather more information".
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
By Thursday morning, before Jefferson’s remarks, the probability had fallen to around one-in-three, according to CME Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The back pages and the sports channels as well as news sites and social media were quickly ablaze with the remarks.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Of course, she was the first to speak—intelligibly, I mean, for the emotional remarks which followed her impetuous “Oh, yes!” were not of a coherent or reportable character.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Watching “Unzipped” together ahead of this piece, my friend remarked that the film is “so fabulous it’s mournful to watch.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas — remarked that they’ve never seen such a circus in the courthouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Families like Faber's repeatedly remarked on how well curated the books were - detailing how topics helped their children not just with reading, but also with social and emotional development.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"When things go wrong in the royal family, people tend to blame anyone but the king," historian Trond Norén Isaksen remarked.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I like that Mrs. Penworthy,” Lord Fredrick remarked to Miss Mortimer, as he helped himself to a ham on rye.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Former Obama aides reportedly called O’Rourke’s people to offer their help, remarking that the lanky Texan reminded them of their former boss.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Even so, as an acute observer of the American cultural scene, I can’t help remarking that we’ve stumbled into one of the stranger beauty moments in American history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"We are all thinking of the delicate balance of growing food in this type of future, and remarking how we can't imagine what it will be like here in 100 years," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
"We were just remarking that we look like brother and sister," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
But as far as I’m concerned, a moon is a moon, and they all bear remarking.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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