- a variation of remarque.
remark
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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
Beowulf vocabulary
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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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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Spain's current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the remark as "xenophobic".
From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026
I think I made an offhand remark on my podcast where I said, “He popped like a balloon.”
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2026
But only you know your daughter, and you probably have a better idea of whether this was a deliberate insult or just a thoughtless remark, because these kinds of comments don’t happen in isolation.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
At the time the comments went without remark from the presiding officer, who is in charge of maintaining discipline in Senedd debates.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The only plausible explanation for his remark in the boat about the pistol still being loaded is that he was semiconscious, in shock, and did not know what he was saying.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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