English to English
mark
(m/A/rk
)
noun (n)
- a reference point to shoot at(noun.communication)Example:
His arrow hit the mark.
source: wordnet30 - a visible indication made on a surface(noun.communication)Example:
Some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks.
source: wordnet30 - the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember(noun.attribute)Example:
It was in London that he made his mark.
He left an indelible mark on the American theater.
source: wordnet30 - formerly the basic unit of money in Germany(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)(noun.communication)Example:
His answer was just a punctuation mark.
source: wordnet30 - a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal(noun.act)Example:
Hit the mark.
source: wordnet30 - A license of reprisals. See Marque.(noun)source: webster1913
- An old weight and coin. See Marc.(noun)source: webster1913
- A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- designate as if by a mark(verb.communication)Example:
This sign marks the border.
source: wordnet30 - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- mark by some ceremony or observation(verb.cognition)Example:
The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade.
source: wordnet30 - make or leave a mark on(verb.change)Example:
The scouts marked the trail.
Ash marked the believers' foreheads.
source: wordnet30 - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- establish as the highest level or best performance(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- remove from a list(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation(verb.cognition)Example:
Mark homework.
source: wordnet30 - To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.(verb)source: webster1913
- To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.(verb)source: webster1913