remark

1 of 2

noun

re·​mark ri-ˈmärk How to pronounce remark (audio)
1
: the act of remarking : notice
2
: an expression of opinion or judgment
3
: mention of that which deserves attention or notice

remark

2 of 2

verb

remarked; remarking; remarks

transitive verb

1
: to take notice of : observe
2
: to express as an observation or comment : say

intransitive verb

: to notice something and comment thereon
used with on or upon

Examples of remark in a Sentence

Noun I was offended by his remark. I've heard many disparaging remarks about him. an author known for making witty remarks The incident passed without remark. Verb “It's so hot today,” she remarked. her date awkwardly remarked on the attractiveness of the background music in the restaurant
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The remarks were published last week as part of an investigation by The Guardian newspaper. Melissa Noel, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024 Following Resta’s opening remarks, Lucas Raggi, research and development director, took the stage to introduce a new precious metal alloy called Sand Gold, as well as the new 41 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked timepiece encased in it. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024 Hogan’s pro-Israel remarks, which align with those expressed by Senate Republicans, come as leading Democrats on Capitol Hill have shown an increasing willingness to criticize the actions of Israel’s far-right government. Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 But Ledesma did not go there in his farewell remarks, choosing instead to praise Orange Unified as a place where the educators were the best of the best, sounding, for a moment, very much like Smaaladen. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 During her testimony last month, Willis seemed to signal that there was no love lost between her and Wade, with the district attorney revealing at one point that Wade had made sexist remarks during their relationship that appeared to sully her view of him. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 And in public, at least, members of Mr. Netanyahu’s government did not express concern over Mr. Schumer’s remarks. Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 But both the Biden and Trump administrations have considered their own efforts to ban or force a sale of TikTok, despite Trump’s more recent remarks opposing such policies. Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024 Biden talks reduction in crime in speech The post shows a portion of the remarks Biden made during a Feb. 28 speech at the White House about crime prevention. USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Verb
The Stephanopoulos remarks in question were made during a March 10 interview between the anchor and Rep. Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 While Crouch called out the need for a statewide water plan, and others remarked that the LEAP project was executed without such a plan, Chambers questioned why Crouch and Doden, who previously served at the IEDC, hadn't taken up the water issue during their time in state government. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2024 The policy gives council the authority to cut off speakers who veer away from sharing opinions on city operations or social issues to make abusive, harassing remarks. Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 Eagle Pass, Texas — President Biden used his State of the Union remarks on Thursday to forcefully call on Republican lawmakers in Congress to pass a bipartisan immigration compromise that stalled last month, accusing them of derailing the proposal for political reasons. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 In the book, Dexter receives a letter from Ian in which the latter laments the loss of Emma and remarks on how Dexter loomed over most of his own romance with Emma. Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 But as the 2016 presidential election approached, and the crude remarks that Mr. Trump had made about women and immigrants dominated the news cycle, Ms. Gottlieb felt ashamed. Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 On Monday, remarks at the conference by Barak Regev, managing director of Google Israel, were disrupted by a Google Cloud software engineer shouting that his work should not be used in service of surveillance and genocide. Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024 So many people have seen Persepolis and have remarked on the cultural impact that book has had; it’s taught in schools. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

French remarque, from Middle French, from remarquer to remark, from re- re- + marquer to mark — more at marque

First Known Use

Noun

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1581, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of remark was in 1581

Dictionary Entries Near remark

Cite this Entry

“Remark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remark. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

remark

1 of 2 noun
re·​mark ri-ˈmärk How to pronounce remark (audio)
1
: the act of remarking : notice
2
: mention of that which deserves attention or notice
3
: a briefly expressed opinion

remark

2 of 2 verb
1
: to take note of
remarked his strange manner
2
: to express as a comment
"Nice day," she remarked
3
: to make a comment
remarked on how well the team was doing

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