remark
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2.5
- noun
- /rɪˈmɑrk/
- Archaic
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atención
- During her speech, the professor made several insightful remarks about climate change.
All right, last remark, last remark about uncertainty is the uncertainty principle.
- All right, last remark, last remark about uncertainty is the uncertainty principle.
- Any offhand remark can be employed as a tool to end this tradition.
- Outrageous remarks elicited strong condemnation from the Politburo.
- You made one other remark that suggests that I may not have been sufficiently clear in my opening remarks.
- He says what an impious remark that was.
- Beast come and do like remarks at your convention.
Examples
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Sanders gave a few remarks before the contest and urged his supporters to dream big.
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The most common form was the spontaneous witty remark delivered in social situations.
Academic text (1991) -
What is it you want people to come away with at the end of hearing your remarks, hearing your speech?
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And there is one remark about emotions that I saw in here that I did want to address.
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I heard your remarks just now, sir.
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Before turning to the sources, however, a few remarks about context are necessary.
Academic text (1990) -
Will the insurance industry respond well to your remarks?
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When the lawyers finally made their closing remarks, he sensed that maybe the wait would end soon.
Academic text (1999) -
What follows is an edited transcript of his remarks and the question-and-answer session that followed.
Academic text (1992) -
And so I will focus my remarks on the plight of women fleeing war in Ukraine.
Synonyms
258
2.8
A remark based on careful thought and attention to detail
220
2.5
A short reference to someone or something
217
1.2
The attention someone gives to something
13
4.4
A short written note added to a document to give information
11
3.7
A short sign that shows you notice or thank someone
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3.3
A short casual remark that someone says without thinking
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
A comment that shows strong unfair support for one gender and puts down the other gender
How Noticed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Remark comes from an old French word made of re- 'again' and mark 'sign', so it originally meant to 'mark again' or notice something. So a remark can mean the 'notice' or attention something gets.