comment

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒm.ɛnt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A spoken or written opinion about something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give an opinion or explain something.

Examples

  • Because he thought Fred's comment was tacky, Larry got up on his high horse.

  • He refused to comment until after the trial.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kə.menʈ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of commenting.

  2. The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.

  3. A spoken or written remark.

More examples

In context

  • That last comment was pushing it.

  • Pay attention to the teacher's comments in the margin of your marked essay.

  • He commented about your proposal.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The reviewer chose not to blank on the controversial final chapter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”).