mark
/mɑɹk/
Dictionary
noun
- (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
- (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
- (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
- (heading) Attention.
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 leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
"See where this pencil has marked the paper."
- To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To create an indication of (a location).
"She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading."
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
"A bell marked the end of visiting hours."
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
"In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red."
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
"The national holiday is marked by fireworks."
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
"His courage and energy marked him as a leader."
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
"That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling."
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
"Mark my words: that boy’s up to no good."
- To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
"The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests."
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
"to mark a student absent."
- To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
"to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game"
- To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
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