remark

[ri-mahrk]

verb (used with object)

1. to say casually, as in making a comment.

   Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.

2. to note; perceive; observe.

   I remarked a slight accent in her speech.

   Synonyms: notice, regard, heed
   Antonyms: ignore

3. Obsolete.,  to mark distinctively.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on orupon ).

   He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.

   Synonyms: comment

noun

1. the act of remarking; notice.

   Synonyms: regard

2. comment or mention.

   to let a thing pass without remark.

3. a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.

4. Fine Arts.,  remarque.

remark

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

verb

1. to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to perceive; observe; notice

noun

1. a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation

2. notice, comment, or observation

   the event passed without remark

3. engraving a variant spelling of remarque

Other Word Forms

• remarker noun
• unremarked adjective
• well-remarked adjective

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of remark¹

C17: from Old French remarquer to observe, from _re- + marquer to note, _mark ¹

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.

Example Sentences

Kimmel had planned to clarify his remarks Sept. 17, but Disney executives feared the comedian was dug in and would only inflame the tense situation.

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A ministry spokesperson said in a separate statement Thursday that some entities had engaged in "so-called military-technical cooperation with Taiwan", made "vile remarks about China", and helped foreign governments suppress Chinese companies.

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made introductory remarks at the Community Bank Conference this morning, but nothing on monetary policy.

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The remark carries a delicate wisp of rueful irony.

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Those comments echoed remarks by ECB chief economist Philip Lane, who said Monday that the outlook for eurozone inflation is “reasonably benign.”

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Related Words

• assertion 
• attention 
• commentary 
• conclusion 
• explanation 
• note 
• opinion 
• saying 
• statement 
• talk 
• thought 
• word