remark

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.

   “It is worth remark that the Japanese railways are among the busiest in the world; moreover, their traffic is growing.”

2. (countable, uncountable)An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something

   “make a remark”

   “pass a remark”

   “a biting remark”

   “a funny remark”

   “a spoken remark”

3. (countable, uncountable)A casual observation, comment, or statement

   “He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him.”

4. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of remarque.
5. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of re-mark.

verb

1. (transitive)To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.

   “I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation.”

   “'Did you ever remark that door?' he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, 'It is connected in my mind,' added he, 'with a very odd story.'”

   “When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.”

   ““Let's just be grateful he's alive,” said Kate, and several heads turned sharply, remarking this unaccustomed display of feeling from a Fifth Floor lady.”

2. (obsolete, transitive)To pass comment on (something); to indicate, point out.

   “[S]he resolved to […] enter into conversation with her, by remarking the warmth of the room and the length of the dance.”

3. (obsolete, transitive)To mark (someone or something) out; to distinguish, to make notable.

   “His manacles remark him; there he sits.”

4. (transitive)To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.

   “He remarked that it was getting late.”

   “Thou art a man remark't to taſt a miſchiefe, / Looke for't; though it come late, it vvill come ſure.”

   “He looked at me with pity, which caused me to smile, remarking that I had noticed that here and elsewhere in the east, the heroes had monuments or statues erected to their memory[…]”

5. (intransitive)To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).
6. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of re-mark.