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REMARK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Explicit notice

Example:

it passed without remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("remark" is a kind of...):

notice; observance; observation (the act of noticing or paying attention)

Derivation:

remark (make or write a comment on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

Example:

we would appreciate input from our users on how we can improve our software

Synonyms:

comment; input; remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("remark" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "remark"):

ad-lib (remark made spontaneously without prior preparation)

courtesy (a courteous or respectful or considerate remark)

gambit; ploy (an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker)

obiter dictum; passing comment (an incidental remark)

mention; reference (a remark that calls attention to something or someone)

observation; reflection; reflexion (a remark expressing careful consideration)

rib (a teasing remark)

crack; quip; sally; wisecrack (witty remark)

barb; dig; gibe; jibe; shaft; shot; slam (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect)

conversation stopper; stopper (a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply)

banality; bromide; cliche; commonplace; platitude (a trite or obvious remark)

zinger (a striking or amusing or caustic remark)

Derivation:

remark (make mention of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make mention of

Example:

They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing

Synonyms:

mention; note; observe; remark

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "remark" is one way to...):

say; state; tell (express in words)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remark"):

comment; notice; point out; remark (make or write a comment on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make or write a comment on

Example:

he commented the paper of his colleague

Synonyms:

comment; notice; point out; remark

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "remark" is one way to...):

mention; note; observe; remark (make mention of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remark"):

criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)

wisecrack (make a comment, usually ironic)

kibbitz; kibitz (make unwanted and intrusive comments)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

remark (explicit notice)

Credits

 Context examples: 

"I'd say they was pretty hard lines for a young fellow," he remarked.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“They are not very hard to deceive,” he remarked.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There is no great harm in that, remarked the tooth-drawer, for the sheep give many folk their living.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You haven’t got your man there,” remarked Mendoza, with something of suspicion in his manner.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"We cannot be far from the road of yellow brick, now," remarked the Scarecrow, as he stood beside the girl, "for we have come nearly as far as the river carried us away."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

The individual that assesses the remark.

(Comment Evaluator, NCI Thesaurus)

And so with one remark or another all marched out and left Silver and me alone with the torch.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The clerk, besides, was a man of counsel; he could scarce read so strange a document without dropping a remark; and by that remark Mr. Utterson might shape his future course.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

As it was, I merely remarked that they spoke English, and I therefore addressed them in that language.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

The importance assigned to a particular remark.

(Comment Value, NCI Thesaurus)