Meaning & Definition of Mark in English

1. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• "She made good marks in algebra"

• "Grade a milk"

• "What was your score on your homework?"

2. A distinguishing symbol

• "The owner's mark was on all the sheep"

3. A reference point to shoot at

• "His arrow hit the mark"

4. A visible indication made on a surface

• "Some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"

• "Paw prints were everywhere"

5. The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember

• "It was in london that he made his mark"

• "He left an indelible mark on the american theater"

6. A symbol of disgrace or infamy

• "And the lord set a mark upon cain"--genesis

7. Formerly the basic unit of money in germany

8. Apostle and companion of saint peter

• Assumed to be the author of the second gospel

9. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

10. A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

• "His answer was just a punctuation mark"

11. A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• "He showed signs of strain"

• "They welcomed the signs of spring"

12. The shortest of the four gospels in the new testament

13. An indication of damage

14. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other

15. Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

• "The new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"

• "Scored a bull's eye"

• "Hit the mark"

• "The president's speech was a home run"

1. Attach a tag or label to

• "Label these bottles"

2. Designate as if by a mark

• "This sign marks the border"

3. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait

• Sometimes in a very positive sense

• "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

4. Mark by some ceremony or observation

• "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"

5. Make or leave a mark on

• "The scouts marked the trail"

• "Ash marked the believers' foreheads"

6. To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

• "He denounced the government action"

• "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

7. Notice or perceive

• "She noted that someone was following her"

• "Mark my words"

8. Mark with a scar

• "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

9. Make small marks into the surface of

• "Score the clay before firing it"

10. Establish as the highest level or best performance

• "Set a record"

11. Make underscoring marks

12. Remove from a list

• "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

13. Put a check mark on or near or next to

• "Please check each name on the list"

• "Tick off the items"

• "Mark off the units"

14. Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• "Grade tests"

• "Score the sat essays"

• "Mark homework"

15. Insert punctuation marks into