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UK /mɑːk/ US /mɑɹk/

noun 11verb 6name 5

Collocations

(noun.) spot/line

ADJ

dirty, grease, greasy, grubby | visible

distinguishing, identifying

The police officer asked if the suspect had any identifying marks on his body.

chalk, pencil | bite, burn, claw, finger (also fingermark), scorch, scratch, scuff, skid, stretch, tyre

VERB + MARK

get

She got a mark on her new dress when she spilled coffee this morning.

leave, make

The pen made a dark mark on the white wall when my son was drawing.

get off/out, remove

I tried to remove the coffee stain, but the mark wouldn't come off the tablecloth.

MARK + VERB

come off/out

The ink stain on my new shirt finally came off after I washed it twice.

PREP

~ on

The coffee cup left a dark mark on the tablecloth that wouldn't wash out.

(noun.) sign of a quality/feeling

ADJ

deep, indelible, permanent

The accident left a permanent mark on his face that he learned to accept over time.

real

Passing all her exams without any tutoring was the real mark of her intelligence.

VERB + MARK

bear, have | leave

PREP

~ of

Good time management is often a mark of successful students in their studies.

PHRASES

as a mark of respect

(noun.) used to show the standard of sb's work

ADJ

good, high | bad, low, poor

full

She received full marks on the chemistry exam despite studying for only one night.

top

pass

You need 65 points to achieve a pass mark on the final exam.

total | average

VERB + MARK

get | give sb

take off

The teacher took off a mark because I forgot to write my name on the test.

gain | lose

PREP

above ~s, below ~s

My son's test scores have been above the marks needed for the advanced program.

~ for

She received an excellent mark for her science project last week.

~ out of

She scored 85 marks out of 100 on her final mathematics exam.

(noun.) level of sth

ADJ

halfway

The team scored their first goal at the halfway mark of the match.

high-water, low-water, tide

VERB + MARK

set | reach

pass

The team's performance has passed the mark needed to qualify for the playoffs.

fall short of

PREP

above the ~, around the ~

The temperature stayed around the mark of 30 degrees for most of the summer.

at a/the ~

His confidence was at an all-time mark after winning the competition.

below the ~, up to the ~

(noun.) target

ADJ

easy

VERB + MARK

find, hit

Her criticism hit the mark, and he finally understood what needed to change.

miss

PHRASES

wide of the mark

His criticism was wide of the mark because he didn't understand the full situation.

(verb.) write/draw sth

ADV

clearly

The exit was clearly marked with bright red signs so visitors could find it easily.

carefully

He carefully marked the pages he wanted to read again in his notebook.

indelibly

The scandal indelibly marked her reputation, affecting her career for decades to come.

PREP

The teacher marked my essay as excellent work.

for

The packages in the warehouse were marked for delivery to the new store downtown.

She marked the important dates in her calendar so she wouldn't forget them.

The teacher marked the student's name on the attendance list.

with

The teacher marked the student's essay with encouraging comments in the margins.

Definitions

noun

Boundary, land within a boundary.

I do remember a great thron in Yatton field near Bristow-way, against which Sir William Waller's men made a great fire and killed it. I think the stump remains, and was a mark for travellers.

Boundary, land within a boundary.

There dwells Théoden son of Thengel, King of the Mark of Rohan.

Boundary, land within a boundary.

verb

To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).

to mark a box or bale of merchandise

to mark clothing with one's name

To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).

See where this pencil has marked the paper.

The floor was marked with wine and blood.

To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).

The death of his wife, followed by months of being alone, had marked him with guilt and shame and had left an unbreaking loneliness on him.

What Uncle Marc had been through as a slave marked him, I’m sure, but I don’t know how much. How can you know what a man would be like if he had grown up unmarked by horror?

To create an indication of (a location).

She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.

Some animals mark their territory by urinating.

To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.

This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.

A bell marked the end of visiting hours.

noun

A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.

Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.

As a reward for his poetry, Athelstan gave Egil two more gold rings weighing a mark each, along with an expensive cloak that the king himself had worn.

A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.

George, on receiving it, instantly rose from the side of one of them, and said, in the hearing of them all, ‘I will bet a hundred merks that is Drummond.’

He had been made a royal counsellor, drawing a substantial annual salary of a hundred marks.

Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

noun — an indication of damage

noun — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a stude

noun — a perceptible indication of something not immediately appare

sign

noun — a symbol of disgrace or infamy

noun — a visible indication made on a surface

noun — a reference point to shoot at

target

noun — a distinguishing symbol

noun — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

noun — formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

deutschmark

verb — insert punctuation marks into

punctuate

verb — celebrate by some ceremony or observation

commemorate

verb — be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait

verb — assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

verb — put a check mark on or near or next to

verb — make underscoring marks

score

verb — establish as the highest level or best performance

verb — make small marks into the surface of

verb — mark with a scar

verb — attach a tag or label to

verb — notice or perceive

verb — to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgr

stigmatize
stigmatise
brand
denounce

Antonyms

ignore

Idioms & Phrases

wide of the mark

Of a projectile: missing the target.

Each had a gun, and the three had been shooting at a number of rabbits. Only Werner had been successful, the others shooting wide of the mark.

mark my words

Listen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.

Mrs. Bowls cautioned her lodger against venturing into the lion's den, "wherein you will rue it, Miss B., mark my words, and as sure as my name is Bowls."

easy mark

Someone who is easily fooled or victimized.

make one's mark

To make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve prominent success.

Terry, almost inevitably, made his mark on the game when he headed Chelsea back in front seconds before the interval, sending a scrambled finish past Szczesny from Lampard's corner

quick off the mark

fast to act or react

Example Bank

I do remember a great thron in Yatton field near Bristow-way, against which Sir William Waller's men made a great fire and killed it. I think the stump remains, and was a mark for travellers.

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There dwells Théoden son of Thengel, King of the Mark of Rohan.

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depend upon it, you will speedily receive from me a letter of thanks for this as well as for every other mark of your regard during my stay in Hertfordshire.

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to mark a box or bale of merchandise

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to mark clothing with one's name

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[I]f you drink much from a bottle marked “poison,” it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mark is marked as obsolete, archaic, figuratively, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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