Remark
[rɪ'mɑːk] or [rɪ'mɑrk]
Definition
(noun.) explicit notice; 'it passed without remark'.
(noun.) a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; 'from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account'.
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Definition
(n.) To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.
(n.) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker.
(n.) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go.
(v. i.) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
(n.) Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
(n.) The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Notice, observation, heed, regard, consideration.[2]. Comment, note, annotation, stricture, gloss.[3]. Assertion, declaration, averment, statement.
v. a. Note, notice, observe, heed, take notice of, attend to, pay attention to.
v. n. Say, observe, state.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Observe, note, heed, comment, assert, say, notice
ANT:Misobserve, disregard, overlook, miss
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Definition
v.t. to mark or take notice of: to express what one thinks or sees: to say.—n. words regarding anything: notice: any distinguishing mark on an engraving or etching indicating a certain state of the plate before completion also a print or proof bearing this special remark—also Remarque′.—adj. Remark′able deserving remark or notice: distinguished: famous: that may excite admiration or wonder: strange: extraordinary.—n. Remark′ableness.—adv. Remark′ably.—adj. Remarked′ conspicuous: bearing a remark as an etching.—n. Remark′er.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- In disproof of which superfluous remark Sir Leicester has indignantly written on the slate, I am not. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Explain the purport of your remark. Plato. The Republic.
- I certainly did not see the proof of Mr. Skimpole's worldliness in his having his expenses paid by Richard, but I made no remark about that. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Didn't Miss Crawley remark it, who has lived in the best company in Europe? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- There is a great deal of literal truth in that remark, for it has been the peculiar work of Bryan to express in politics some of that emotion which has made America the home of new religions. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I happened to remark to Mr. Rochester how much Adele wished to be introduced to the ladies, and he said: 'Oh! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The same remark will apply also in the case of General Canby. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I have made these few remarks on trees simply to call attention to the subject. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- A colliery, remarks Uncle, with a twinkle of the eye. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But I forbear descanting further, and rather leave the judicious reader to his own remarks and application. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- After that Archer was but intermittently aware of the remarks they exchanged. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In the midst of these remarks, Mrs. Markleham cried: 'Where's Annie? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It may be worth while to illustrate some of the foregoing remarks. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- To which Alfred would demur: 'Undoubtedly, Sophronia, but Georgiana acutely remarks,' that. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Rawdon acquiesced in the justice of her opinion; and in truth he had remarked that after a few nights of his little suppers, &c. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He touched his hat politely to the ladies, and remarked that he supposed they had never seen so many live Yankees before in their lives. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I fear your ladyship rested badly last night, I remarked, after waiting a little. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A very unworthy suspicion, remarked Mr. Bruff. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Reetch,' remarked the foreign gentleman. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It need hardly be remarked that his use both of Greek and of Roman historians and of the sacred writings of the Jews is wholly uncritical. Plato. The Republic.
- I remarked that I was a little giddy. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- In remarking that your friend has shown impatience, I say no such thing. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- So she went on in her neutral tone, as if she had been remarking on baby's robes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That pretty woman in white is Amelia, General: you are remarking all the pretty women, you naughty man. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Without remarking that man-traps were not among the amenities of life, I said I supposed he was very skilful? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- You should see the flowers at Glenmalony, Mrs. O'Dowd was remarking. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Yet that there is a common impulse in modern thought which strives towards autonomy is true and worth remarking. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And there's alloy even in this metal of yours, Mr Wegg, you was remarking? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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