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B1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #3352

Meanings

1

noun
Something you say or write that gives your opinion or reaction.

The teacher made a helpful comment on my essay.
2

verb
To say or write your opinion about something.

He commented on your proposal during the meeting.
3

noun
A written note added to a text to explain or criticize it.

They wrote an extended comment on the proposal.

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Synonyms

1 noun · something you say or write... input

2 verb · to say or write your... remark

3 noun · a written note added to a... commentary

Word family

Forms commentedcommentingcomments

Derived forms commentizecommentlesscommentworthymetacommentmiscommentsubcomment

Etymology

From Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”).

*men- Proto-Indo-European coment Middle English commentum Latin

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# comment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈkɒm.ɛnt
**Frequency rank:** 3352

## Meanings
1. Something you say or write that gives your opinion or reaction.
2. To say or write your opinion about something.
3. A written note added to a text to explain or criticize it.

## Examples
- The teacher made a helpful comment on my essay.
- He commented on your proposal during the meeting.
- They wrote an extended comment on the proposal.

## Derived Forms
- commentize
- commentless
- commentworthy
- metacomment
- miscomment
- subcomment

## Related Forms
- document
- pragma

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *men-
- Root: coment
- Root: commentum

## Etymology
From Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”).

## AI Etymology
comment is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”). Historical forms in the chain include *men- (Proto-Indo-European), coment (Middle English), coment (Old French), commentum (Late Latin), and commentum (Latin). Current senses include something you say or write that gives your opinion or reaction, to say or write your opinion about something, and a written note added to a text to explain or criticize it. Derived forms include commentize, commentless, commentworthy, metacomment, and miscomment. Related words include document and pragma.

## Topics
- Communication

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