- 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
Beowulf vocabulary
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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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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“I am overwhelmed and extremely proud that my son paid me that ‘mustache’ remark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Spain's current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the remark as "xenophobic".
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
I think I made an offhand remark on my podcast where I said, “He popped like a balloon.”
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, in an interview with local media, said he was stunned by Lutnick’s remark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Then there would be no work of art and his remark would not even strike us as an interesting bit of conversation.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
They cited Ueda’s remarks and the coordinated U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen on July 31, which they said could allow the BOJ to raise rates sooner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston put it plainly at a Paris conference in July, according to remarks cited by Tom’s Hardware.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Despite generous overtures to Stevens and assurances to the Jewish community El-Sayed made in remarks on Wednesday morning after the race was called, there are intraparty divisions left to heal.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
And Health Secretary Angela Constance said she was "incorrect", describing Swinney as the best first minister yet - remarks seen as a dig at Sturgeon.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
As Euwe continued with his remarks, Bobby appeared bored and lonely, even though more than a thousand people were looking up regularly at him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
“There’s much to admire in ‘Howl’s Moving Castle,’ which is precisely the problem,” remarked film critic Stephanie Zacharek in her 2005 review for Salon.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
And after sentencing, the families' dignified conduct was remarked on by the judge.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
"I could smell it inside the hotel," she remarked of the smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Gregg is so completely un-Hollywood,” Wilde recalls during a recent video call, “that even just having a coffee at this place deserved to be remarked upon in a really hilarious way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Huh. Those look like Americans heading to that ship,” Jinjoo remarked.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
"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
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, recalled bumping into Duffy last year and remarking that his skin was glowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I think the reason people keep remarking on that line is that there’s a fear about Netflix and a generalized fear about criticizing the online platforms,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Downing said that when she had paid for her drink, staff at the branch seemed "confused", with one remarking, "I've never seen that before", as they handed her the receipt.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
When the tour resumed, Farmer kept remarking on how pleasant and peaceful the quarters were, and finally I said to him, “I find them kind of depressing.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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