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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It was a response to a remark by India's Chief Justice Surya Kant, who had likened jobless youngsters to cockroaches.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
But Ossoff’s remark also commanded attention, feeding a boomlet that helped bump up his standing in polls of the hypothetical 2028 presidential primary.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Jong was not serious and did not believe the candidate was a terrorist, but admitted the remark was an off-color joke and inappropriate for the workplace.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has voiced confidence in BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s handling of policy-a remark market participants interpreted as a signal that the U.S. favors further monetary tightening in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Bessent, in remarks to the Real America’s Voice network on Friday, didn’t provide further details on the bank Treasury is targeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
She often does it while deflecting the mocking remarks of rambunctious colleagues Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, who try to throw off her arguments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Still, the normally rowdy opposition benches of Westminster remained quiet while Miliband read his remarks directly off the sheets of paper in front of him.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
He cautioned against anyone reading too much into the president's remarks.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
They reported teachers, priests, religious leaders, and other adults who made derogatory remarks against the Nazis.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
He remarked that it was a pleasure to play near the “soon-to-be-abandoned Rose Bowl,” as “no one wants to go there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” remarked the 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“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
And after sentencing, the families' dignified conduct was remarked on by the judge.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Looks like he's busy now," Mrs. Fayne remarked as Scott struggled to climb back on top of the bale of hay.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, recalled bumping into Duffy last year and remarking that his skin was glowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I think the reason people keep remarking on that line is that there’s a fear about Netflix and a generalized fear about criticizing the online platforms,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
In fact they had simply stopped remarking on the holiday because they had absorbed it into their thoughts, into their language, into their lives.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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