comment

[ kom-ent ]

/ ˈkɒm ɛnt /

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noun

a remark, observation, or criticism: a comment about the weather.

gossip; talk: His frequent absences gave rise to comment.

a criticism or interpretation, often by implication or suggestion: The play is a comment on modern society.

a user response to published content on the Internet, written in a designated “Comments” section, often below the published content: There were many online comments criticizing the author.

a note in explanation, expansion, or criticism of a passage in a book, article, or the like; annotation.

explanatory or critical matter added to a text.

Also called rheme. Linguistics. the part of a sentence that communicates new information about the topic.Compare topic(def 4).

verb (used without object)

to make remarks, observations, or criticisms: He refused to comment on the decision of the court.

to write explanatory or critical notes upon a text.

verb (used with object)

to make comments or remarks on; furnish with comments; annotate.

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

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Origin of comment

1350–1400; Middle English coment < Latin commentum device, fabrication (Late Latin: interpretation, commentary), noun use of neuter of commentus (past participle of comminīscī to devise), equivalent to com- com- + men- (base of mēns, mentis mind) + -tus past participle ending

SYNONYMS FOR comment

5 addendum, commentary.

9 annotate, elucidate.

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1. See remark.

OTHER WORDS FROM comment

com·ment·a·ble, adjectivecom·ment·er, nounun·com·ment·ed, adjectiveun·com·ment·ing, adjective

un·der·com·ment, nounun·der·com·ment, verb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH comment

comment commentate (see usage note at commentate)

Words nearby comment

commendatory, commensal, commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment, commentariat, commentary, commentate, commentative, commentator

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Example sentences from the Web for commented

Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.
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And someone named something like, “Vampire Man Randy,” commented on it and wrote, “sex feet.”
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McConnell spokesman Don Stewart commented that their “office is an equal employment opportunity employer.”
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Many of the individuals Yeshua-Katz spoke to commented on the no-win situation in which they found themselves.
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"That's just fine, Oscar," commented the scout master, as though pleased at so great a show of forethought in two of his charges.
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"Most generous on Mr. Vanderpoel's part," Mr. Townlinson commented.
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"The sea air has done you a world of good, Ferdie," she commented gently.
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It is perfectly plain that Professor Saintsbury has criticised and commented on a work which he could never have inspected.
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"It is a pity we do not consider our indebtedness to our neighbors all over the world oftener," commented Mr. Tolman.
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British Dictionary definitions for commented

comment

/ (ˈkɒmɛnt) /

noun

a remark, criticism, or observation

talk or gossip

a note explaining or criticizing a passage in a text

explanatory or critical matter added to a text

verb

(when intr, often foll by on; when tr, takes a clause as object) to remark or express an opinion

(intr) to write notes explaining or criticizing a text

Derived forms of comment

commenter, noun

Word Origin for comment

C15: from Latin commentum invention, from comminiscī to contrive, related to mens mind

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comment

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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noun

verb

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