mark

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A spot, line, or stain on a surface that you can see.

   There was a dirty mark on the white wall.

2. 2
   verb

   To make a visible spot, line, or sign on something.

   He marked the trail with small piles of stones.

3. 3
   noun

   A number or letter showing how good a student's work is.

   She got top marks in her math exam.

4. 4
   noun

   A symbol or sign used in writing, such as in punctuation.

   Remember to put a question mark at the end.

Common collocations

• good mark Adjective + noun
• high mark Adjective + noun
• get a mark Verb + noun
• make a mark Verb + noun
• full marks Adjective + noun
• permanent mark Adjective + noun
• earn marks Verb + noun
• leave a mark Verb + noun
• mark the beginning Verb + noun
• mark the end Verb + noun
• mark a year Verb + noun

From Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Old English mearc (“mark, sign, line of division; standard; boundary, limit, term, border; defined area, district, province”), from Proto-West Germanic *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”). Compare march. Cognates * Dutch mark, merk (“mark, brand”) * German Mark (“mark; borderland”), Marke (“mark, brand”) * Swedish mark (“mark, land, territory”) * Icelandic mark (“mark, sign”) * Latin margō (“edge, margin”) * Persian مرز (marz, “limit, boundary”) * Sanskrit मर्या…

Topics