4 entries under this word
n. [Fr. remarque, Sp. remarca. See infra.]
Sense 1. The act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
*The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude Conjecture and remark, however shrewd. Cooper.*
Sense 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; as, a pertinent remark.
Synonyms—Observation; note; comment; annotation.
[imp. & p. p. REMARKED (-märkt′); p. pr. & vb. n. REMARKING.] [Fr. remarquer, from re, again, and marquer, to mark; Sp. remarcar, It. rimarcare. See MARK.]
Sense 1. To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to point out obviously; to note. [Rare.]
Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. Ford.
His manacles remark him; here he sits. Milton.
Sense 2. To take notice of; to observe; as, to remark the manner of a speaker.
Sense 3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to call attention to; to bring to notice.
Synonyms—To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say.—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 occurrence; a notice is in most cases something cursory and short. This distinction is not, however, always observed as to remark and observe, which are often used interchangeably. “Observing men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and proportion.” 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.
v. i. To say or observe. “I shall only remark.” Waterland.
v. t. [Prefix re and mark.] To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.