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mɑrk
maark
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "mark"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋

to leave a sign, line, etc. on something
Transitive: to mark sth
to mark definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She carefully marked the important passages in the textbook with colored tabs.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϝāĻĒ⧁āĻ¸ā§āϤāϕ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to evaluate and assign a score or grade to academic work
Dialectbritish flagBritish
gradeamerican flagAmerican
Transitive: to mark an academic work
to mark definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After reviewing the mathematics exam, the professor marked each paper carefully.
āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to serve as a distinguishing quality or characteristic of someone or something
Transitive: to mark sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The resilience that marks their community spirit shines through during times of adversity.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āϤāĻž āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϤāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϕ⧂āϞ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻ“āϠ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show or designate a specific location or point
Transitive: to mark a location or point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Signposts along the highway mark the exits for different towns.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāχāύāĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧇āϞ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋

to affix a tag or label to an item to signify its price, quality, or other relevant information
Transitive: to mark an item with a tag or label
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boutique marked its designer clothing with labels indicating the fabric composition and care instructions.
āĻŦ⧁āϟāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧇āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to recognize or commemorate a significant occasion by performing a specific action or ritual
Transitive: to mark an occasion | to mark an occasion with an action or ritual
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To mark her graduation, she threw her cap high into the air along with her classmates.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϤāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŽā§‡āϟāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϟ⧁āĻĒāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āωāρāϚ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϛ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to observe or take note of something with intention or significance
Transitive: to mark a change or behavior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The detective marked the suspect's nervous gestures, sensing deception in his responses.
āĻ—ā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ­āĻžāϜāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to highlight a specific aspect or characteristic through the use of a symbol
Transitive: to mark an aspect or characteristic | to mark a passage with a symbol
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In music notation, composers use symbols to mark accents and dynamics for performers.
āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻŋāύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž

to identify or recognize an individual or thing as unique or different from others
Complex Transitive: to mark sb/sth as sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The intricate craftsmanship of the sculpture marks it as a masterpiece among contemporary artworks.
āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧁āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to leave a noticeable imprint or stain on something
Transitive: to mark a surface or fabric
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The spilled coffee marked the pages of the book, leaving brown stains across the text.
āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āĻŦāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ

a letter or number given by a teacher to show how good a student's performance is; a point given for a correct answer in an exam or competition
Dialectbritish flagBritish
gradeamerican flagAmerican
mark definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher gave him a mark for every correct answer on the test.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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a crossing pattern or intersecting lines

mark definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The checkmark was a simple cross mark.
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a distinguishing symbol used to identify or represent something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's logo is its mark of quality.
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a reference point or target to aim at

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cannonball hit the mark on the castle wall.
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the lasting impression made by an unusual or extraordinary action that attracts attention and is remembered

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The invention made its mark in the industry.
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a visible sign or impression left on a surface

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Mud marks were all over his shoes.
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a sign or symbol indicating disgrace or shame

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That failure became a mark of infamy.
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something that fully achieves its intended purpose

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experiment was a mark of precision, yielding accurate results.
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a sign or trace of damage

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hailstones left marks on the car.
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a symbol in writing or print used to signify something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Question marks indicate a query.
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an indication of something not immediately obvious, such as a visible clue that an event has occurred

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scorch mark on the wall showed where the candle had burned.
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a person who is easily deceived or exploited

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Tourists are often seen as marks by pickpockets.
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ, āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

(rugby) a catch made from a kick within a player's own 22-meter area, allowing them to call for a free kick
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She made a mark and took the free kick.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•

a defensive maneuver in frisbee where a player guards the thrower closely to prevent easy throws
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mark forced a stall count by preventing any immediate throws.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻĨā§āϰ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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