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re-mark

re-mark
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey mahrk]
    • /reɪ mɑrk/
    • /riː mɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey mahrk]
    • /reɪ mɑrk/

Definitions of re-mark word

  • verb with object re-mark to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day. 1
  • verb with object re-mark to note; perceive; observe: I remarked a slight accent in her speech. 1
  • verb with object re-mark Obsolete. to mark distinctively. 1
  • verb without object re-mark to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on or upon): He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence. 1
  • noun re-mark a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate. 1
  • noun re-mark a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed. 1

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Origin of re-mark

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; (v.) < French remarquer, Middle French, equivalent to re- re- + marquer to mark1; (noun) < French remarque, derivative of remarquer

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Parts of speech for Re-mark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

re-mark popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Antonyms for re-mark

adjective re-mark

  • noticed — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.

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