remark

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An act of pointing out or noticing

   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.
2. 2

   An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed

   An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something

   • make a remark
   • pass a remark
   • a biting remark
3. 3

   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.
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   1. 4

      Alternative form of remarque.

   2. 5

      To pay heed to

      To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.

      • I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.
      • 'Did you ever remark that door?' he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, 'It is connected in my mind,' added he, 'with a very odd story.'
      • When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.
   3. 6

      To pass comment on (something)

      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.
   4. 7

      To mark (someone or something) out

      To mark (someone or something) out; to distinguish, to make notable.

      • His manacles remark him; there he sits.
   5. 8

      To express in words or writing

      To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.

      • He remarked that it was getting late.
      • Thou art a man remark't to taſt a miſchiefe, / Looke for't; though it come late, it vvill come ſure.
      • He looked at me with pity, which caused me to smile, remarking that I had noticed that here and elsewhere in the east, the heroes had monuments or statues erected to their memory[…]
   6. 9

      To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).

   7. 10

      Alternative spelling of re-mark.

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• synonymcomment
• synonymemention
• synonymnotic
• synonymobserve