to mark
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1.4
- verb
- /mɑrk/
:
marcar
- Please mark the important dates on your calendar.
- mark a product
- mark items
- mark pages
There 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
92
1.0
To attach a tag to something to show what it is
82
3.7
To be a sign of something, often by a word, action or symbol
44
2.4
To attach a label to something to show who or what it is
27
4.4
To be a sign or symbol of something
1
3.2
To put a line or tick next to an item to show it is finished
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.1
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
8
1.1
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
3
1.1
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
- Specialized
1
5.8
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 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.