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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
remark
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
casual remark (=one without thinking much about it)
▪ He made some casual remark about her holiday.
caustic wit/comments/remark etc
▪ Eliot appreciated Pound’s caustic wit.
chance remark
▪ A chance remark by one of his colleagues got him thinking.
closing remarks (=something you say at the end of a speech)
▪ In her closing remarks, the judge urged the jury to consider the facts only.
closing remarks/words/ceremony etc
▪ The judge gave his closing speech to the jury.
crass remark
▪ a crass remark
cryptic remark/comment/statement etc
▪ a cryptic note at the end of the letter
derogatory...remarks
▪ Their conversation contained a number of derogatory racial remarks.
disparaging remarks/comments
▪ She made some disparaging remarks about the royal family.
hurtful remark/comment etc
incisive remarks/criticism etc
▪ Her questions were well-formulated and incisive.
introductory remarks
▪ as the chairman said in his introductory remarks
polite remarks/conversation/interest etc
▪ While they ate, they made polite conversation about the weather.
▪ Jan expressed polite interest in Edward’s stamp collection.
provocative comment/remark/statement
▪ The minister’s provocative remarks were widely reported in the press.
sarcastic remark/comment/question
▪ He can’t help making sarcastic comments.
scathing attack/remark/comment etc
▪ a scathing attack on the government’s planned tax increases
snide remarks/comments
▪ a snide remark about her clothes
tactless remark
▪ a tactless remark
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
casual
▪ Let him wonder if it was just a casual remark.
▪ Examples include money transfers, phone calls, letters and seemingly casual remarks.
▪ But I've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance.
critical
▪ One sees what causes the unkind critical remarks about Boy's Own and Billy Bunter.
▪ Can a teacher sue a principal for slander for making critical remarks about his or her teaching techniques?
derogatory
▪ The derogatory remark that the rounder handles might strike the bench leg is uncalled for.
introductory
▪ As the above introductory remarks suggest, the experience most people have of social surveys is through the interview.
▪ Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks about the occasion.
▪ What then are the implications of our experiment for the questions that we raised in our introductory remarks?
opening
▪ These opening remarks might be interpreted as a criticism of partnership activities.
personal
▪ Mr. Brooke I appreciate the hon. and learned Gentleman's personal remarks.
▪ What really bothered me about the letter were his personal remarks about Tom.
▪ If they didn't keep off personal remarks at least they asked no questions; personal subjects were ignored or dropped.
▪ You will need to strike a balance between personal and general remarks.
▪ My dad always used to say that he didn't pay teachers to make personal remarks.
▪ Mr. Brooke I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his generous personal remarks.
▪ Mr. Brooke I appreciate the personal remarks made by the hon. Gentleman.
▪ He had the cheek to make personal remarks and expect no retaliation whatever.
snide
▪ We flew back to Heathrow; it had not been a happy trip for me, full of niggling and snide remarks.
▪ Alderman Keane, an instinctive gut fighter, went on television and made snide remarks about the divorce.
▪ But he often makes these snide remarks about Graham.
▪ My mom was real careful not to makes ethnic jokes or snide ethnic remarks.
■ NOUN
chance
▪ Here is a true story of one chance remark.
▪ The chance remark that revealed his deep-rooted chauvinism and basic male insensitivity.
▪ In this first example we see how a teacher is able to initiate a sorting activity following a child's chance remark.
■ VERB
address
▪ She seldom spoke, but Paul had now and again addressed a kindly remark to her, to which she responded briefly.
▪ I should like to address my few brief remarks to something else.
ignore
▪ She regarded him coldly, but ignored his remark.
▪ She had the feeling that it would be much safer to ignore that last remark.
▪ Well, she'd ignore his pointed remark.
make
▪ It was with difficulty that she refrained from making a sharp remark.
▪ I had made some silly sexist remark, and Caroline convinced them I was dangerous.
▪ No doubt he would have made a nasty remark, and she didn't need to hear any more of them.
▪ Mackie made a placatory remark and Perkin snapped at her too.
▪ Senator Moynihan later denied making the remark, but returned the $ 1, 000 honorarium.
▪ A technique for doing this is to make an amusing remark against yourself.
▪ Carlson said he has not made improper remarks to women and is not a racist.
pass
▪ Some people sitting across from us began passing remarks about the fair-skinned lady in a sari.
▪ We had a ritual, starting with the real estate pages, passing remarks on the latest tacky towers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pointed question/look/remark
▪ As he left the office he locked it behind him, with a pointed look at Bob.
a withering look/remark etc
▪ Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair.
▪ The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.
acid remark/comment/tone etc
concluding remark/section/stage etc
▪ In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
▪ In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
▪ In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
▪ Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
▪ The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
▪ The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
▪ These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
▪ This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
pass a remark/comment
▪ Some people sitting across from us began passing remarks about the fair-skinned lady in a sari.
▪ They interrupt because they are unwilling to let pass a remark from which an intricate leap can be performed.
▪ We had a ritual, starting with the real estate pages, passing remarks on the latest tacky towers.
stock excuse/question/remark etc
tart reply/remark etc
throw a question/remark etc (at sb)
▪ One day, as she was scolding me, I suddenly threw a question at her.
▪ Sally arranged herself on his other side and they walked him away, throwing questions at him.
▪ These disparities throw a question mark over the accuracy of social costs data.
throwaway remark/line/comment etc
▪ He thought the remark was melancholy, sadly philosophical, a throwaway line for an aimless afternoon.
▪ Lopez says, a throwaway line for a throwaway job.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Elliot had been accused of making racist remarks.
▪ I'm fed up with your snide remarks.
▪ I ignored his rude remark about my clothes.
▪ It was just a casual remark - I didn't mean anything by it.
▪ Mr Hill sat down and made a few remarks about the weather.
▪ Some further remarks on this subject will be made in the next chapter.
▪ The audience roared with laughter at Carson's remarks.
▪ What do you mean by that remark?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Clinton went on to quote it again during the State of the Union and in other public remarks or private conversations.
▪ Fakhru heard the remark, but said nothing; he preferred not to ruin a good business deal with petty religions differences.
▪ He kept laughing, cackling, making wild, insane remarks.
▪ His jeering remarks had hidden barbs, and just went to prove how little he cared either way.
▪ I shall not be able to complete my remarks anyway.
▪ It was that last remark that echoed in Kelly's mind as Boardwalk was loaded into the stalls.
▪ Locke's remarks are just as puzzling.
▪ The remarks followed the company's attempt to demote the men.
II.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
casually
▪ We hate them, she remarked casually.
on
▪ But the characteristic that most analysts remarked on from the start was that most of the panelists were white.
▪ He was more remarked on for his love of cricket and helicopters than for his business acumen.
▪ Coaches are always yelling at referees, remarking on their visual impairments and attention deficit disorders.
▪ The effect of such narrow specialization in subject content and style of teaching has already been remarked on.
▪ Dinner guests remarked on how depressing their house had become; the book was giving off emanations.
▪ Indeed it was remarked on by the few who knew them that they appeared altogether self-sufficient.
▪ So many women had been raped, it was hardly worth remarking on.
upon
▪ One final point should be remarked upon.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pointed question/look/remark
▪ As he left the office he locked it behind him, with a pointed look at Bob.
a withering look/remark etc
▪ Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair.
▪ The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look.
acid remark/comment/tone etc
concluding remark/section/stage etc
▪ In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
▪ In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
▪ In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
▪ Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
▪ The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
▪ The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
▪ These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
▪ This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
stock excuse/question/remark etc
tart reply/remark etc
throwaway remark/line/comment etc
▪ He thought the remark was melancholy, sadly philosophical, a throwaway line for an aimless afternoon.
▪ Lopez says, a throwaway line for a throwaway job.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ ""There's a strange smell in here,'' she remarked.
▪ "I hate that machine," Anderson remarked.
▪ A lot of our customers remark on the quality of our workmanship.
▪ Kate remarked that it was amazing how much her kids knew about science.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents.
▪ The effect of such narrow specialization in subject content and style of teaching has already been remarked on.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remark

Remark \Re*mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remarked (-m?rkt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Remarking.] [F. remarquer; pref. re- re- + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin, akin to E. mark. See Mark, v. & n.]

  1. To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.]

    Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.
    --Ford.

    His manacles remark him; there he sits.
    --Milton.

  2. To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker.

  3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go.

    Syn: To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say.

    Usage: Remark, Observe, Notice. To observe is to keep or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To remark is simply to mark or take note of whatever may come up. To notice implies still less continuity of attention. When we turn from these mental states to the expression of them in language, we find the same distinction. An observation is properly the result of somewhat prolonged thought; a remark is usually suggested by some passing occurence; a notice is in most cases something cursory and short. This distinction is not always maintained as to remark and observe, which are often used interchangeably. ``Observing men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and proportion.''
    --I. Watts. ''He can not distinguish difficult and noble speculations from trifling and vulgar remarks.''
    --Collier. ''The thing to be regarded, in taking notice of a child's miscarriage, is what root it springs from.''
    --Locke.

Remark

Remarque \Re*marque"\, n. Also Remark \Remark\ (Engraving)

  1. A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate.

  2. A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a Remarque proof.

Remark

Remark \Re*mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. i. To make a remark or remarks; to comment.

Remark

Remark \Re*mark"\, n. [Cf. F. remarque.]

  1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.

    The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude Conjecture and remark, however shrewd.
    --Cowper.

  2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.

    Syn: Observation; note; comment; annotation.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
remark

1630s, "to mark out, distinguish" modeled on French remarquer "to mark, note, heed," formed in Middle French from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + marquer "to mark," probably from a Germanic source such as Old High German marchon "to delimit" (see mark (n.1)).\n

\nMeaning "take notice of" is from 1670s; that of "make a comment" is first attested 1690s, from notion of "make a verbal observation" or "call attention to specific points." Related: Remarked; remarking.

remark

1650s, "act of noticing; fact of being worthy of comment," from remark (v.). Meaning "a notice or comment" is from 1670s.

Wiktionary
remark

Etymology 1 n. 1 Act of point out or attentively noticing; notice or observation. 2 The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To make a remark or remarks; to comment. 2 (context transitive English) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out. 3 (context transitive English) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally. 4 (context transitive English) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause Etymology 2

n. A mark that replaces another mark. vb. (context transitive English) To mark again (a piece of work).

WordNet
remark

  1. n. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" [syn: comment]

  2. explicit notice; "it passed without remark"

  3. v. make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention]

  4. make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: comment, notice, point out]

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Usage examples of "remark".

In offering a few hints for the domestic management of these abnormal conditions, we would at the same time remark, that, while health may be regained by skillful treatment, recovery will be gradual.

Manner of performing the experiments--Action of distilled water in comparison with the solutions--Carbonate of ammonia, absorbed by the roots--The vapour absorbed by the glands--Drops on the disc--Minute drops applied to separate glands--Leaves immersed in weak solutions--Minuteness of the doses which induce aggregation of the protoplasm--Nitrate of ammonia, analogous experiments with--Phosphate of ammonia, analogous experiments with--Other salts of ammonia--Summary and concluding remarks on the action of salts of ammonia.

I remarked their English accents and listened vaguely to their conversation.

Ashurst remarks that while the cutaneous surface of the stump was acutely sensitive to the touch, there was no manifestation of pain evinced upon handling the exposed nerve.

Finally, after having remarked that times of tranquillity were the proper seasons for lessening the national debt, and strengthening the kingdom against future events, he recommended to the commons the improvement of the public revenue, the maintenance of a considerable naval force, the advancement of commerce, and the cultivation of the arts of peace.

Of course, he did not ask him his opinion of the Prescott aeroplane, but from remarks Lieut.

He came out, affably remarking to the butler that he had not realized how late it was, and passed without even glancing at me.

Clem for something of this kind, yet he had managed things so well that up to the time of his departure she had not been able to remark a single suspicious circumstance, unless, indeed, it were the joyous affectionateness with which he continued to behave, She herself had been passing through a time of excitement and even of suffering.

It was evident that he did not like the vicomte and was aiming his remarks at him, though without looking at him.

Amongst the Central Australian natives there is never any idea of appealing for assistance to any one of these Alcheringa ancestors in any way, nor is there any attempt made in the direction of propitiation, with one single exception in the case of the mythic creature called Wollunqua, amongst the Warramunga tribe, who, it may be remarked, is most distinctly regarded as a snake and not as a human being.

They exchanged a few amicable remarks and chatted about home and Paris.

These remarks, delivered with an air of amorous despotism, flattered my vanity.

I met him later in a bar and made a gay remark Anent an ancient miner and an option on the Ark.

Phalaris, manner of bending--Results of the exclusion of light from their tips--Effects transmitted beneath the surface of the ground--Lateral illumination of the tip determines the direction of the curvature of the base--Cotyledons of Avena, curvature of basal part due to the illumination of upper part--Similar results with the hypocotyls of Brassica and Beta--Radicles of Sinapis apheliotropic, due to the sensitiveness of their tips--Concluding remarks and summary of chapter--Means by which circumnutation has been converted into heliotropism or apheliotropism.

In concise, aphoristic remarks, he goes on to specify what he learned from each of these five composers.