mark
part of speech
noun (mark, marks); verb (mark, marks, marked, marking); name (Mark)
meaning for a pupil
1) A mark is a small sign, spot or line on something: a pen mark, a dirty mark. tree →
2) A mark is a score or point for school work: she got full marks. tree →
3) To mark is to put a sign on something, or to check and score work. tree →
4) To mark a day is to celebrate or remember it. tree →
5) In games, to mark a player is to stay close to stop them. tree →
6) To mark someone well means to listen to them and pay close attention. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "mark" means to draw out a boundary line for the land. The other use is a ban on cutting marks into your skin. In the Writings it also means to notice or pay attention, as in "mark well, O Job," and to take note of wrongs, as in "if Thou shouldest mark iniquities." Interpretation: The ban on marks was understood as forbidding tattoos, and it was linked to pagan mourning customs. The Land's borders show that Israel's territory was precisely defined by God. The psalm is read as saying that if God counted every sin, no one could stand, so people rely on His forgiveness. In the primary lessons: In maths marks as scores add up; «out of 20» gives the total possible, so marks lost = total minus marks got. A mark is also a sign on a ruler or number line. In everyday life: «On your marks, get set, go!», a question mark, an exclamation mark, a bookmark. Teachers mark homework.
examples
- And ye shall mark out your line for the east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham; (Torah NUM.34.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor; (Torah NUM.34.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? (Writings JOB.39.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? (Writings PSA.130.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak. (Writings JOB.33.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- She got 18 marks out of 20. tree →
- Each right answer is worth 2 marks. tree →
- Mark the number 15 on the line. tree →
- How many marks did he lose? tree →
- There is a muddy mark on the carpet. tree →
- The teacher marked our tests over the weekend. tree →
- On your marks, get set, go! tree →
- Put a question mark at the end of a question. tree →
- We planted a tree to mark the school's birthday. tree →
note
Countable. «Marks» (UK, Australia, Ireland) are often «grades» or «points» in the USA. «Mark» with a capital M is a boy's name. A «mark» was also old German money. Maths: total possible minus marks got = marks lost; «full marks» means all of them.
In the corpora
- Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
- And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor;
- And ye shall mark out your line for the east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham;
- And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark.
- Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mark» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.