to mark
- verb
- /mɑrk/
- Please mark the spot where you want me to dig.
- mark the boundaries
- mark off the territory
- mark with circles
Do you use tools to mark the wood?
- Do you use tools to mark the wood?
Examples
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The line itself had knots tied in it to mark the water depth in fathoms.
Academic text (2013) -
The immediate postwar years, in fact, did mark the apogee of the Americanization movement.
Academic text (1991) -
Oh no, we're going to mark the location right here.
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So it's great for our white sink because it does mark quite easily.
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The presence or absence of items was marked on a review form developed for the study.
Academic text (2015) -
I'm not going to find a way to mark the height that she needs.
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The dotted line on your leg marks the spot.
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All exits are clearly marked.
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Large banners and decorative gates mark the entries to some particularly exotic streets.
Academic text (2008) -
Each of their granite coffins marks the lives of a pair of sacred virgin twins.
Synonyms
Mark a box to show it is chosen or finished
To form a row along the edge of something
To cut or mark a surface by scraping it with something sharp
To mark a box with a check to show it is chosen or complete
To make a small mark or stain on something
To put a small round mark on something
To draw lines along the outside of a shape
To mark something with long thin lines of a different color
To make shallow cuts on a surface to help parts join together
Mark an item on a list to show it is done
To press a design into a surface
To mark something with small scar-like pits caused by disease or damage
To write words or names on a surface
To mark something with a colored liquid used for writing
Mark something with a check to show it is done
To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand
To mark something with irregular spots of a different color
To draw lines or put tape to show the edge of an area
To mark something with small spots
To mark something with a permanent marker pen
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
- Specialized
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock
- Specialized
A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
- Specialized
A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North
- Archaic
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go
- Specialized
A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mark comes from an old word meaning 'sign' or 'border', so to mark something is to make a visible sign, line, or spot on it.