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mark

From Wiktionary
mark is on the Basic English 850 List.
map - mark - market
mark is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
many - mark - market
See also Mark

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
mark

Plural
marks

  1. A mark is a single line left by a pen or pencil, or any small bit of color that got onto something.
    You have a mark on your shirt from that tomato sauce you were eating.

Synonyms

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Verb

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Plain form
mark

Third-person singular
marks

Past tense
marked

Past participle
marked

Present participle
marking

  1. If you mark something, you put a mark on it.
    The big rock marked the side of the car a little when she drove too close to it.
    I marked the boxes so we would know which ones are mine.
  2. If you mark something, you notice it or pay attention to it.
    Mark my words!