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• past participle of mark.
• past tense form of mark.

marked

American  

[mahrkt, mahr-kid] / mɑrkt, ˈmɑr kɪd /

adjective

1. strikingly noticeable; conspicuous.

   with marked success.

   Synonyms:

   prominent, obvious, outstanding, striking

2. watched as an object of suspicion or vengeance.

   a marked man.

3. having a mark or marks.

   beautifully marked birds; to read the marked pages.

4. Linguistics.

   1. (of a phoneme) characterized by the presence of a phonological feature that serves to distinguish it from an otherwise similar phoneme lacking that feature, as (d), which, in contrast to (t), is characterized by the presence of voicing.

   2. characterized by the presence of a marker indicating the grammatical function of a construction, as the plural in English, which, in contrast to the singular, is typically indicated by the presence of the marker -s.

   3. specifying an additional element of meaning, in contrast to a semantically related item, as drake in contrast to duck, where drake specifies “male” while duck does not necessarily specify sex.

   4. occurring less typically than an alternative form, as the word order in Down he fell in contrast to the more usual order of He fell down.

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marked British  

/ mɑːkt /

adjective

1. obvious, evident, or noticeable

2. singled out, esp for punishment, killing, etc

   a marked man

3. linguistics distinguished by a specific feature, as in phonology. For example, of the two phonemes /t/ and /d/, the /d/ is marked because it exhibits the feature of voice

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Other Word Forms

• markedness
  noun
• half-marked
  adjective
• well-marked
  adjective
• markedly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of marked

Middle English; Old English gemearcod; see mark ¹, -ed ²

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Explanation

Marked is an adjective meaning “clear” or “noticeable.” Filling your living room with pictures of pandas will show your marked appreciation for all things panda. The adjective marked can have several senses. In addition to meaning “very noticeable,” it can be used in relation to the noun mark, as in “to show a mark.” You may have also heard the expression a “marked man.” Marked in this sense means to have been chosen for punishment or a bad ending. Trip your opponent in this year’s field day sack race, and you will likely find yourself a marked man at the next contest.

Example Sentences

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marked

The city of Leipzig borders that state, and its historic Gewandhaus Orchestra marked the days preceding the election with a democracy weekend it called “Reading the Signs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

That tough summer stretch likely marked the “beginning of the end” for the bull market, but the strategist warned the bear market won’t come due to one event.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ahead of the announcement, Health Minister Robbie Butler said the investment marked an "important milestone in efforts to improve women's health services" in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Between January 2023 and March of this year, Dollar General received over 29,000 customer complaints categorized internally as “did not honor marked price” in all 48 states it operates in, according to the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

“The ones with nuts are marked with a nut on top. The others are plain.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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