remark B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ UK /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ See IPA manual Freq #11272 Meanings 1 noun A short spoken or written comment about something. He made a friendly remark about the weather. 2 verb To say something as a comment; to mention. He remarked that it was getting late. 3 verb To notice something and comment on it. Several guests remarked on how warm the room was. Thesaurus Synonyms commentementionnoticobserve Word family Forms remarkedremarkingremarks Derived forms counterremarkmetaremarkremarkabilityremarkableremarker Common collocations caustic remark Adjective + noun complimentary remark Adjective + noun insensitive remark Adjective + noun provocative remark Adjective + noun unkind remark Adjective + noun incautious remark Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark. remarquer Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # remark **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ **Frequency rank:** 11272 ## Meanings 1. A short spoken or written comment about something. 2. To say something as a comment; to mention. 3. To notice something and comment on it. ## Examples - He made a friendly remark about the weather. - He remarked that it was getting late. - Several guests remarked on how warm the room was. ## Synonyms - comment - emention - notic - observe ## Derived Forms - counterremark - metaremark - remarkability - remarkable - remarker ## Roots and Affixes - Root: remarquer ## Etymology From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark. ## AI Etymology Remark comes from Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark. Modern senses include a short spoken or written comment about something. and to say something as a comment; to mention.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as counterremark, metaremark, remarkability, remarkable, and remarker. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown