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Definitions
Noun
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plural of remark

"Her remarks during the meeting were so off-topic that the moderator had to intervene twice."

In plain English: Remarks are comments or things that someone says about a specific situation or person.

"The teacher smiled kindly at her remarks about the students' hard work."

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remark

"She remarks on how much the garden has changed since she last visited."

In plain English: To make remarks means to say something about someone or something, usually as a comment or opinion.

"She made some sharp remarks about his new haircut."

Example Sentences
"The teacher smiled kindly at her remarks about the students' hard work." noun
"She made some sharp remarks about his new haircut." verb
"She remarked that the weather was unusually warm for this time of year." verb
"He did not want to remark on his colleague's strange behavior during the meeting." verb
"The speaker paused before remarking how much he enjoyed their visit." verb
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Origin

Derived from Old French remarke, itself from Latin re- (again) + markare (to mark), the term originally meant to notice or observe something again. It evolved in English to refer to short comments made about a subject, person, or event.

Rhyming Words
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