REMARK


Meaning of REMARK in English

— remarker , n.

/ri mahrk"/ , v.t.

1. to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.

2. to note; perceive; observe: I remarked a slight accent in her speech.

3. Obs. to mark distinctively.

v.i.

4. to make a remark or observation (usually fol. by on or upon ): He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.

n.

5. the act of remarking; notice.

6. comment or mention: to let a thing pass without remark.

7. a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.

8. Fine Arts. remarque.

[ 1625-35; (v.) remarquer, MF, equiv. to re- RE- + marquer to MARK 1 ; (n.) remarque, deriv. of remarquer ]

Syn. 2. heed, regard, notice. 4. comment. 5. regard. 7. 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.

Ant. 2. ignore.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .