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
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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This remark was a nod to a possible second by-election in Clacton, which could occur as a result of an investigation into Farage by Parliament's standards commissioner.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I am overwhelmed and extremely proud that my son paid me that ‘mustache’ remark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Spain's current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the remark as "xenophobic".
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, in an interview with local media, said he was stunned by Lutnick’s remark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
With that cheerful remark, she went upstairs to count sheets and towels in the linen room.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
Smith defended those remarks Monday, saying he felt he was being fair and was supportive of the women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Simon, from London, had posted a number of remarks on X about the conflict in the Middle East in January 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
His remarks drew an ovation from 1,500 guests at Havana’s Palace of Conventions, including delegates from Communist parties stretching from Chile to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
His latest remarks, however, appear to confirm the more cautious approach now favored by the US president, which involves maintaining strong economic pressure on Iran while a military standoff in the Strait of Hormuz persists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Much of the talk centered around events to which I was not privy, and even Charles’s kind parenthetical remarks of explanation did not help much to clarify it.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
“There’s much to admire in ‘Howl’s Moving Castle,’ which is precisely the problem,” remarked film critic Stephanie Zacharek in her 2005 review for Salon.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"I could smell it inside the hotel," she remarked of the smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
In handing down her decision, Raper remarked on the bath incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Herbert Hoover once remarked that “blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“If it were winter, we would skate across,” Mater Lumley remarked.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
"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
She has had several surgeries, including one done privately, with one surgeon remarking that her pelvis "looked like a bomb had gone off" inside.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Su brought on Greg Brockman, the president of OpenAI, remarking that “every time I see you, you tell me you need more compute.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
One day, a subject started doing something Dr. Treisman had never seen before: He started remarking about the passages from Doctor Zhivago that were being read in both ears.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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