mark

mark is on the Basic English 850 List.

map - mark - market

mark is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

many - mark - market

See also Mark

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /mɑːk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /mɑrk/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: Mark, marque

Noun

Singular mark

Plural marks

1. A mark is a single line left by a pen or pencil, or any small bit of color that got onto something.

   You have a mark on your shirt from that tomato sauce you were eating.

Synonyms

• stain

Verb

Plain form mark

Third-person singular marks

Past tense marked

Past participle marked

Present participle marking

1. If you mark something, you put a mark on it.

   The big rock marked the side of the car a little when she drove too close to it.

   I marked the boxes so we would know which ones are mine.

2. If you mark something, you notice it or pay attention to it.

   Mark my words!