remark
to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
to note; perceive; observe: I remarked a slight accent in her speech.
Obsolete. to mark distinctively.
to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on or upon): He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.
the act of remarking; notice.
comment or mention: to let a thing pass without remark.
a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.
Fine Arts. remarque.
Origin of remark
1synonym study For remark
Other words for remark
Opposites for remark
Other words from remark
- re·mark·er, noun
- un·re·marked, adjective
- well-re·marked, adjective
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How to use remark in a sentence
"I wis aboot tae re-mark——" began Mac, but Stewart had not completed his peroration.
In Search of El Dorado | Alexander MacDonaldBut as you were about to re-mark you're fair honin' for a chance to ask the kid's pardon.
Bucky O'Connor | William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for remark
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
(when intr , often foll by on or upon ; when tr, may take a clause as object) to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing
(tr; may take a clause as object) to perceive; observe; notice
a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation
notice, comment, or observation: the event passed without remark
engraving a variant spelling of remarque
Origin of remark
1Derived forms of remark
- remarker, noun
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