to comment
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2.4
- verb
- /ˈkɑːmɛnt/
:
anotar
- The editor requested that I comment on the author's use of language in the manuscript.
- review and comment
Examples
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I was asked to comment on everything for Hard Copy.
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You can clearly comment on this one.
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'Would you like to comment?'
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In the first part of this article, I comment further on these three initial claims about globalization.
Academic text (2008) -
In addition, students can view and comment on other classmates' blogs.
Academic text (2015) -
In addition, only qualified EPA scientists can comment on the scientific value of each stakeholder comment.
Academic text (2017) -
Department officials declined to comment on the staff veto or make Tanner available for an interview.
Academic text (2008) -
I just got a call asking me if I wanted to comment on a story that's going to run in the Georgetown Hoya tomorrow.
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Atlanta City Attorney Cathy Hampton says, "We do not comment on pending litigation matters."
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher asked the students to comment on the main ideas of the article.
Synonyms
951
1.6
To say or write something to make people notice it
97
2.1
To say or write something as a comment
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4.8
Add short notes to a text or picture to explain it
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5.8
To explain a word or phrase in a text
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4.3
To add a note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source
Idioms
- Literature
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3.5
A short answer saying you will not give information, often to journalists
Compounds
- Offensive
A comment that says bad things about the speaker's own ethnic group
- Offensive
An online comment that defends the Chinese government, often paid or organized
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Comment comes from an old Latin root ment meaning 'mind', the same root as mental. A helpful way to remember the verb 'to comment' (to write notes in a text) is to think of putting your 'mind' into the margins to explain the words.