Mark (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 2
Establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 5
Celebrate by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 6
Make underscoring marks.
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 7
To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 8
Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 9
Remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 10
Notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 11
Make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 12
Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- She accidentally cut her hand on the broken glass, and it would mark her for the rest of her life.
- Years of smoking would mark his fingers with yellow stains that were hard to clean.
- The fire burned his arm and would mark him with a permanent scar as a reminder of the accident.
- Her surgeries would mark her stomach area with scars and stretch marks from the multiple operations.
- He fell off his skateboard and scratched his knee so badly it would mark him for the rest of the summer.
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Meaning 13
Insert punctuation marks into.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 14
Attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 15
Designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.