to remark
97
2.1
- verb
- /rɪˈmɑrk/
:
comentar
- He remarked that the sunset was the most beautiful he had ever seen.
- often remarked
- once remarked
- later remarked
Historian PA Novikov has remarked on this series of convoluted events.
- Historian PA Novikov has remarked on this series of convoluted events.
- Now Procto Franzau was aghast, remarking this fat volume was quite unnecessary.
- They are sharing with each other, as La Guin remarks.
- What you, what you're known for, I think people that know you, I think remark constantly on how curious you are.
Examples
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Now people remark on how few women there are in Parliament today.
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He remarked that if he had the whole thing to do over, he'd still do it.
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My friends in Paris remarked on it at once.
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I was remarking to my mother the other day what lovely skin the Queen has.
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Barbara has often remarked on it.
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There are some things, George Orwell once remarked, that can only be learned at university.
Academic text (1999) -
Following the performance, a teacher remarked that "our students were in awe of the young men."
Academic text (1990) -
Prodded about possible insider trading, she remarked on national television, "I want to focus on my salad."
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As Admiral William Mcraven, the leader of the bin Laden operation, remarked, this operation would not have been possible.
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Now Procto Franzau was aghast, remarking this fat volume was quite unnecessary.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To briefly refer to someone or something in words
951
1.6
To say or write something to make people notice it
589
1.7
To give an opinion about something
282
1.6
To say something in conversation or writing
108
4.1
To make a careful comment, often in a formal situation
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
A comment that shows strong unfair support for one gender and puts down the other gender
How Strong
- Formal
950
3.7
∞
1.6
97
2.1
∞
1.0
951
1.6
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Remark as a verb comes from re- 'again' + mark 'sign', so it literally means to 'mark' with words. That's why to remark is to say or write a short comment or observation.