remark
pronunciation
How to pronounce remark in British English:
UK [rɪˈmɑːk]
How to pronounce remark in American English:
US [rɪˈmɑːrk]
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- Noun:
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief
- explicit notice
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- Verb:
- make mention of
- make or write a comment on
Word Origin
- remark
- remark: [17] Remark originated in French as an intensified version of marquer, in the sense ‘observe, notice’ (French had acquired marquer from the same Germanic source as produced English mark). The sense ‘say something’ emerged from the notion of ‘making a verbal observation’. The derived remarkable [17] soon developed the sense ‘extraordinary’ from its original ‘worthy of being noticed’.=> mark
- remark (v.)
- 1630s, "to mark out, distinguish" modeled on French remarquer "to mark, note, heed," formed in Middle French from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + marquer "to mark," probably from a Germanic source such as Old High German marchon "to delimit" (see mark (n.1)). Meaning "take notice of" is from 1670s; that of "make a comment" is first attested 1690s, from notion of "make a verbal observation" or "call attention to specific points." Related: Remarked; remarking.
- remark (n.)
- 1650s, "act of noticing; fact of being worthy of comment," from remark (v.). Meaning "a notice or comment" is from 1670s.
Example
- 1. Bring them something decent and see if they remark upon it .
- 2. Soon after that remark , threatening graffiti appeared on the door of his cathedral in genoa .
- 3. The remark is close to harsh in its moral judgment of the chinese population as a whole .
- 4. Brazilians often remark at the number of questions chinese executives ask .
- 5. The online world has guaranteed that every remark about your business and every change you implement will trigger a viral frenzy of second-guessing .