🟤 A spot or line 🎯 A target 📝 To add a symbol 📝 To grade ✏️ To make a sign 🎉 To celebrate 🔖 A symbol or sign 🎓 A grade 🏅 An achievement ⭐ To show a feature 👀 To notice 💶 Old German money 🩹 To scar 🎭 A victim 🚫 To accuse

to mark

108 2.3

Give a number or letter to a student's work

verb
/mɑrk/

: calificar

I'll be marking these.
mark the papers
teachers mark papers
mark the errors

Examples

As the student read, the instructor marked errors on the instructor's copy of the reading passage.

Academic text (2012)
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary since Velez Air Flight 180 exploded and crashed shortly after takeoff from JFK Airport.

Final Destination 2 (2003)
I just marked your paper.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
It's unbelievable they didn't mark any of them.

Thunderbolts* (2025)
After the transcription was completed, we marked the language samples minute by minute.

Academic text (2015)
The researchers read the journals and independently marked statements or entries that were relevant to the student's experience.

Academic text (2008)
A few students may simply mark the survey incorrectly, either by mistake or as a prank.

Academic text (2011)
Please don't mark me down for bad graphs, I'm just trying to do my best.
The teacher will mark each exam and provide feedback to the students.
After examining the essays, the professor had to mark them carefully to ensure fair grading.

Synonyms

to score

vsto mark

693 1.5

To get points or a grade in a contest

assigns a number to exams or assignments based on one's judgment

to grade

vsto mark

95 2.3

To give a letter or number to show how good their work is

assigns a numerical result based on the evaluator's judgment

to award points to

vsto mark

3.0

To give points to someone for how well they do

assigns results based on formal evaluation rather than as a reward

Idioms

to mark my words

Informal

20 7.0

Tell someone to pay attention because what you say will happen

off the mark

16 6.5

Not accurate or correct

to make your mark

Informal

11 4.1

To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business

wide of the mark

1 7.1

Not accurate or correct

quick off the mark

1 5.4

Fast to act or respond at the start of a situation

slow off the mark

Informal

1 6.7

Not quick to notice things or begin actions

near the mark

1 4.1

Almost correct but missing some details

to make one's mark

Informal

4.8

Get recognition and success in a field

to mark someone's card

Informal

8.3

To warn someone so they are ready for what will happen

Phrasal Verbs

to leave a mark

Informal

18 3.9

To have a lasting effect on a person or thing that people notice

to miss the mark

14 5.5

Fail to do what you meant to do

to mark the occasion

6 3.3

To do something special to celebrate an important event

to mark down

6 2.5

To lower the price of something

to mark up

5 3.5

To raise the price of something so it sells for more money

to mark out

4 4.0

Show the edges of an area, for example with string or chalk

to mark time

Informal

3 6.3

Spend time waiting without making progress, doing unproductive things

to overstep the mark

3 6.2

To behave in a way people think is not acceptable

to mark your calendar

2 2.5

Write down a date so you remember an event

to mark the boundary

1 3.9

To show the line that separates two places

to mark down

Texting

1 4.8

To use simple symbols in plain text to make it look like formatted text

to mark off

1 3.2

To put a line or tick next to an item to show it is finished

to mark off

1 3.4

To draw lines or put tape to show the edge of an area

to get off the mark

1 5.5

To start making progress after a time of little or no activity

Compounds

question mark

15 1.0

A mark placed at the end of a sentence to show it is a question

stretch mark

13 3.7

A narrow line on the skin that appears after fast weight gain or pregnancy

skid mark

12 3.2

A dark line on a road where a tire slides during a sudden stop

burn mark

11 2.4

A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it

easy mark

Offensive

9 7.1

A person others can easily trick or cheat

quotation mark

8 1.1

Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song

black mark

7 5.8

A thing that makes people think less of someone

high-water mark

4 4.2

The highest point something reaches, like water level or success

indelible mark

3 6.8

A strong lasting memory or effect you cannot forget

exclamation mark

3 1.1

A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command

check mark

3 1.0

A small mark like ✓ that shows something is correct or finished

German mark

3 4.0

Money used in Germany before the euro arrived in 2002

Deutsche Mark

2 6.5

The money used in Germany before the euro

dollar mark

1 1.0

A sign $ that you put before a number to show dollars

Gospel of Mark

1 4.9

A short book in the New Testament that tells about Jesus's life and teachings

punctuation mark

1 1.3

A symbol like a period or comma that separates sentences and shows meaning

stress mark

Specialized

1 5.8

A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly

early mark

1 7.6

A permission to leave work or an event earlier than usual

mark of Cain

Literature

1 9.9

A sign that makes someone look guilty or an outcast

hoof mark

1 4.9

A mark that an animal with hard feet makes in soft ground

bench mark

6.4

A metal or stone mark in the ground that shows a known height to measure land

call mark

8.4

A code written on a book to show where it is on the library shelves

chatter mark

Specialized

9.8

A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock

check mark

Texting

3.4

A small blue symbol next to a profile that shows the account is real

diacritical mark

Specialized

6.4

A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning

ditto mark

Specialized

8.0

A mark used to show that the word or number above is repeated

accent mark

3.4

A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it

assay-mark

9.9

A small stamped sign on a gold or silver item that shows its purity and maker

azimuth mark

Specialized

9.9

A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North

Finnish mark

8.0

The money Finland used before it changed to the euro in 2002

letter of mark and reprisal

Archaic

9.9

A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war

low-water mark

5.8

A visible line showing the lowest level reached by water

low-water mark

6.5

The lowest or worst point in a situation

lubber's mark

Specialized

9.9

A fixed line on a compass that shows the ship's direction

mark 1 eyeball

Informal

9.6

A person's own sight used to check something without machines

Gospel According to Mark

4.5

A short New Testament book that tells about Jesus's life and teachings

hash mark

Jargon

6.8

A short stripe on a uniform that shows years of service

hash mark

Texting

2.8

The sign '#' used before words to make hashtags and on phone keypads

high-water mark

Specialized

5.8

The highest level of computer memory or disk a program reaches

hoof-mark

7.1

A mark left in soft ground by an animal's foot like a horse

hypertext mark-up language

3.6

A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go

ripple mark

Specialized

5.3

A small raised line in sand made by moving water or wind

Plimsoll mark

Specialized

9.9

A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded

shoulder mark

6.7

A small cloth or badge on the shoulder of a uniform that shows rank

strawberry mark

6.0

A soft red raised birthmark on a baby's skin that looks like a strawberry

How Thorough

to assess

296 3.0

to mark

108 2.3

to check

∞ 1.0

to scan

127 2.7

Surface Forms

mark infinitive

marked past

marked past participle

marking present participle

marks third person singular

Etymology

To mark an exam is to give it a sign or number that shows its quality, which is why teachers mark papers to give students their score.