Sekirov Dictionary

remark

UK /ɹɪˈmɑːk/US /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/

verb 5
noun 3
forms 4
phrases 1

verb5

•
To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.
- He remarked that it was getting late.
To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).
•
To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.
- I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.
•
(no longer used) To pass comment on (something); to indicate, point out.
- [S]he resolved to […] enter into conversation with her, by remarking the warmth of the room and the length of the dance. — 1790
•
(no longer used) To mark (someone or something) out; to distinguish, to make notable.
- His manacles remark him; there he sits. — 1671

noun3

An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
•
A casual observation, comment, or statement
- He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him. — 2014
•
An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- It is worth remark that the Japanese railways are among the busiest in the world; moreover, their traffic is growing. — 1959

forms

remarked · remarkt · remarking · remarks

Phrases with remark

remark on
To notice (something) and comment on it; to recognize that (something) is important or novel enough to comment on it; to make a remark on (something).

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