remark

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈmɑːrk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈmɑrk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri märk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•mark /rɪˈmɑrk/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to say casually, as in making a comment;
    mention;
    make an observation: [~ + that clause]He remarked that she was his best student.[~ + on + object]A few folks remarked on her absence.[used with quotations]"You certainly look healthy,'' he remarked.

n. 
  1. notice, comment, or mention:[uncountable]an act worthy of remark.
  2. [countable] a casual or brief saying, statement, or observation;
    comment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•mark  (ri märk′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to say casually, as in making a comment:Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
  2. to note;
    perceive;
    observe:I remarked a slight accent in her speech.
  3. [Obs.]to mark distinctively.

v.i. 
  1. to make a remark or observation (usually fol. by on or upon):He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.

n. 
  1. the act of remarking;
    notice.
  2. comment or mention:to let a thing pass without remark.
  3. a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.
  4. Fine Artremarque.
  • French remarque, derivative of remarquer
  • French remarquer, Middle French, equivalent. to re- re- + marquer to mark1; (noun, nominal)
  • (verb, verbal) 1625–35
re•mark′er, n. 
    2. heed, regard, notice. 4. comment. 5. regard. 7. Remark, comment, note, observation imply giving special attention, an opinion, or a judgment. A remark is usually a casual and passing expression of opinion:a remark about a play.A comment expresses judgment or explains a particular point:a comment on the author's scholarship.A note is a memorandum or explanation, as in the margin of a page:a note explaining a passage.Observation suggests a comment based on judgment and experience:an observation on social behavior.
    2. ignore.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
remark /rɪˈmɑːk/ vb
  1. when intr, often followed by on or upon; when tr, may take a clause as object: to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing
  2. (transitive; may take a clause as object) to perceive; observe; notice
 n
  1. a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation
  2. notice, comment, or observation: the event passed without remark
  3. a variant spelling of remarque
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French remarquer to observe, from re- + marquer to note, mark1reˈmarker n
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•marque  (ri märk′),USA pronunciation n. [Fine Arts.]
  1. Fine Arta distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
  2. Fine Arta small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
  3. Fine Arta plate so marked.
Also, remark. 
  • French; see remark
  • 1880–85

Re•marque  (ri märk′; Ger. rə märk′),USA pronunciation n. 
    E•rich Ma•ri•a  (er′ik mə rē′ə; Ger. ā′rikh mä rē′ä),USA pronunciation 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
remarque, remark /rɪˈmɑːk/ n
  1. a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished
Etymology: 19th Century: from French; see remark
'remark' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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Collocations: a [flattering, positive, rude, snide, parting, final] remark, [known, famous, hated] for his [flattering] remarks, the [president's, teacher's, leader's, director's] remarks (about), more...

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