- 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
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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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That response evoked for me Gertrude’s remark in “Hamlet” that “The lady doth protest too much, methinks,” but so be it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
If you do not address your feelings and process them, they will manifest themselves in other ways — an unkind remark or a silent fury.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
That remark appears to be a reference to the circumstances surrounding Horner's departure from Red Bull in July 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Still, another American president might have taken that remark as an opening to pursue negotiations.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
No sooner had this remark passed his lips than a harp string snapped in two.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
At one point he passes by “Cloudcuckoo-city,” high above the earth, and remarks: “I was put in mind of Aristophanes, a wise and truthful poet whose works are quite unreasonably distrusted.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The BBC has approached DHS for comment about Mamdani's remarks.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In prepared remarks at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Christopher Waller said the economic data underscoring the need for interest-rate increases hasn’t shifted much.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The remarks follow Olson’s public apology to Rodriguez for a comment he had made on social media that was perceived as disrespectful to the late-night TV star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I pulled my remarks from my pocket and smoothed them out.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
When Steve Jobs died in October 2011, Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg remarked that he was on par with Thomas Edison or Henry Ford in terms of his impact on business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“What if the college or university doesn’t tell anybody, doesn’t make any public statements, but still wants to do it,” he remarked about faculty hiring, according to the Justice letter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bargatze was, as many had remarked, a “unifying” figure.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas — remarked that they’ve never seen such a circus in the courthouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“And you might not see it then,” Dad remarked mildly.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
He added that "students from the Northeast, who had parents with personal memories of 9/11, were more careful about this, remarking on the sensitivities in their family about the subject."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Former Obama aides reportedly called O’Rourke’s people to offer their help, remarking that the lanky Texan reminded them of their former boss.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
"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
Photos and videos from Dakorien’s prom went viral on Instagram—with thousands of fans and friends alike remarking on the extravagance of the occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
A heavy air of preoccupation hung over him for days after his return, and I recall once, in reply to my inquiring how he had enjoyed his trip, his remarking: 'Disturbing, Stevens.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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