remark

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   explicit notice

   it passed without remark

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

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

   make a remark

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   verb

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

   I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.

6. 6
   verb

   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.

7. 7
   verb

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

   His manacles remark him; there he sits.

8. 8
   verb

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

   He remarked that it was getting late.

Etymology

From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark.