remark

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US /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ UK /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ See IPA manual

noun verb 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.

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Synonyms

commentementionnoticobserve

Word family

Forms remarkedremarkingremarks

Derived forms counterremarkmetaremarkremarkabilityremarkableremarker

Etymology

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

remarquer Middle French

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# 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

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