Meaning

24 senses
  1. 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 mark clothing with one's name

    markieren

    маркирова́тьmarkirovátʹ, помеча́тьpomečátʹ, поме́титьpométitʹ

    маркува́тиmarkuváty, познача́тиpoznačáty, мі́титиmítyty

    make or leave a mark on

  2. To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).

    See where this pencil has marked the paper.

    The floor was marked with wine and blood.

    beflecken

    designate as if by a mark

  3. (figuratively)To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).

  4. To create an indication of (a location).

    She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.

    Some animals mark their territory by urinating.

  5. To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.

    This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.

    A bell marked the end of visiting hours.

  6. To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.

    Prices are marked on individual items.

    In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red.

    markieren, kennzeichnen

    помеча́тьpomečátʹ, поме́титьpométitʹ, отмеча́тьotmečátʹ

    познача́тиpoznačáty, мі́титиmítyty

  7. To create (a mark) on a surface.

    mark with a scar

  8. To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.

    The national holiday is marked by fireworks.

    begehen, gedenken, feiern

  9. To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).

    His courage and energy marked him as a leader.

  10. To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.

  11. To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.

  12. 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.

    The creek marks the boundary between the two farms.

    That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling.

Examples

1809 sentences
  1. She gets good marks in English.

    ruОна получает хорошие оценки по английскому. — odexed

    deSie bekommt in Englisch gute Noten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I tried to get good marks.

    ruЯ пытался получить хорошие отметки. — odexed

    deIch habe versucht, gute Noten zu bekommen. — MUIRIEL

  3. Tom isn't far off the mark.

  4. Your guess is entirely off the mark.

    deDeine Vermutung liegt komplett daneben. — Zaghawa

  5. My fingers left marks on the glass.

    ruМои пальцы оставили на стекле отпечатки. — odexed

    deMeine Finger hinterließen Abdrücke auf dem Glas. — Espi

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
put a mark upon:
Русский
By meaning 2
put a mark upon:
indicate:
Deutsch
By meaning 8
put a mark upon:
blemish:
indicate:
celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind:
take note of:
correct:
indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.):
sports: to follow a player:

Origin

From Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Old English mearc (“mark, sign, line of divisi

From Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Old English mearc (“mark, sign, line of division; standard; boundary, limit, term, border; defined area, district, province”), from Proto-West Germanic *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).

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Forms

marks, marking, marked, marked
Base formmark · to mark
3rd person singularmarks
Present participlemarking
Past simplemarked
Past participlemarked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymark
he, she, itmarks

Past simpleLesson

all personsmarked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave marked
he, she, ithas marked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mark

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

46 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • get good marks
  • mark on the
  • good marks

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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