to mark
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1.4
- verb
- /mɑrk/
- Please mark the important dates on your calendar.
- mark a product
- mark items
- mark pages
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Watch on YouTubeThere aren't any railroad tracks that mark it out clearly.
- There aren't any railroad tracks that mark it out clearly.
- It kind of it kind of identifies or marks American tech.
- And so I put up a no trespassing sign which marks off the area of my right.
- You can mark my calendar, call you in six months.
- It's a great way to mark everything that you're reading.
- What this company call action does is that actually allows you to mark everything that you do.
Examples
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If so, mark a check next to hair color.
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Accordingly, the topic nodes are marked as known, partly known, unknown, or in error.
Academic text (1990) -
So I am going to mark it here.
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So now what I need to do is mark this to where to cut it.
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Students were required to mark the correct answer out of four possible answers.
Academic text (2015) -
I use Delicious to mark sites for my students that could be useful to them.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, I'm going to mark this file private.
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Mark that down in your book.
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If you'd like, you can mark the areas that you'd like him to give special attention to.
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Prior to field surveys, all vantage points were marked for identification.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
178
2.4
To attach a label to something to show who or what it is
82
3.7
To be a sign of something, often by a word, action or symbol
73
1.0
To attach a tag to something to show what it is
34
4.4
To be a sign or symbol of something
6
3.2
To put a line or tick next to an item to show it is finished
Idioms
- Informal
8
4.1
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Phrasal Verbs
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 Identifying
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mark with a symbol or punctuation comes from the idea of making a sign, so to mark a text is to add signs that show meaning or meaning changes.