remark

«remark» in Mova's school dictionary: something you say or write about someone or something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a remark, remarks); verb (remark, remarks, remarked, remarking)

meaning for a pupil

1) A remark is something you say or write about someone or something, usually short. tree →

2) (verb) To remark is to say what you think or notice. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories in speech: "she remarked". In manners and safety: "rude remarks" or unkind remarks can hurt feelings; teachers write remarks on reports. Phrases: "make a remark", "a passing remark", "remark on something".

examples

• He made a rude remark about my shoes. tree →
• "It's cold," she remarked. tree →
• The teacher wrote nice remarks in my report. tree →
• Everyone remarked on how tall he had grown. tree →
• That was a kind remark. tree →
• Ignore unkind remarks and tell an adult if they continue. tree →
• "I don't like that," was the lady's remark. tree →

note

Countable noun. Adjective "remarkable" means very unusual and worth noticing, not "about a remark". Note: "re-mark" with a hyphen means to mark work again.

In the corpora

• Remarks about someone's food can make them ashamed, because food comes from different families and cultures.
• «Just joking» does not make a hurtful remark okay; you can say «That wasn't funny to me».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «remark» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.