mark
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5.1
- noun
- /mɑrk/
- We will have officially left our mark on this place.
- make one's mark
- left a mark
- indelible mark
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Watch on YouTubeLincoln, though, had made a mark, had he ever?
- Lincoln, though, had made a mark, had he ever?
- So I'm trying to leave my mark on the world that will last.
- So what we're we're trying to make our mark in the world as well.
- But he's made a mark on the world that's echoed through time.
- Get in the game of life and leave your mark here.
- He he really wants to, like, make his mark on the world.
- The ramifications of it, like, have left its mark on my life.
- But we have left our mark on Harvard and I have no doubt that we will leave our mark wherever we go next.
Examples
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So I'm trying to leave my mark on the world that will last.
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His groundbreaking research made a significant mark in the field of science.
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So I feel like he'll still have his mark on the party.
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Make your mark right here.
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I knew you were going to make a huge mark in the world.
Fiction book (1997) -
What four young men started in 1960 left its mark on an entire generation.
Fiction book (2002) -
The majority I have read have left no mark, made no impression.
Academic text (1992) -
I want to make my mark on this Patreon page.
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Tracy: But it was in the S.G.A., the Student Government Association, where I made my biggest mark.
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Nonetheless, Dr. Mossadegh's "Negative Equilibrium" movement made its mark on the history of Iran and on the region.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
19
4.4
A lasting change left by an event or person
3
6.8
A strong lasting memory or effect you cannot forget
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
8
4.1
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Compounds
12
1.1
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
5
1.1
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
1
4.5
A short New Testament book that tells about Jesus's life and teachings
1
3.4
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
- Specialized
1
6.4
A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning
- Specialized
1
9.8
A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock
- Archaic
1
9.9
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
- Specialized
1
5.8
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
1
9.9
A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded
- Specialized
A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North
A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go
How Memorable
471
4.2
108
3.2
149
5.1
373
2.3
737
3.1
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The mark meaning an achievement comes from the idea of leaving a sign that people notice, so to make your mark is to do something that will be remembered.