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Meaning & Definition of Mark in English

English

Mark

/mɑrk/

noun

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?"
synonym:
  • mark,
  • grade,
  • score

2. A distinguishing symbol

  • "The owner's mark was on all the sheep"
synonym:
  • marker,
  • marking,
  • mark

3. A reference point to shoot at

  • "His arrow hit the mark"
synonym:
  • target,
  • mark

4. A visible indication made on a surface

  • "Some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"
  • "Paw prints were everywhere"
synonym:
  • mark,
  • print

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"
synonym:
  • mark

6. A symbol of disgrace or infamy

  • "And the lord set a mark upon cain"--genesis
synonym:
  • mark,
  • stigma,
  • brand,
  • stain

7. Formerly the basic unit of money in germany

synonym:
  • mark,
  • German mark,
  • Deutsche Mark,
  • Deutschmark

8. Apostle and companion of saint peter

  • Assumed to be the author of the second gospel
synonym:
  • Mark,
  • Saint Mark,
  • St. Mark

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

synonym:
  • chump,
  • fool,
  • gull,
  • mark,
  • patsy,
  • fall guy,
  • sucker,
  • soft touch,
  • mug

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

  • "His answer was just a punctuation mark"
synonym:
  • 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"
synonym:
  • sign,
  • mark

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

synonym:
  • Mark,
  • Gospel According to Mark

13. An indication of damage

synonym:
  • scratch,
  • scrape,
  • scar,
  • mark

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

synonym:
  • crisscross,
  • cross,
  • mark

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"
synonym:
  • bell ringer,
  • bull's eye,
  • mark,
  • home run

verb

1. Attach a tag or label to

  • "Label these bottles"
synonym:
  • tag,
  • label,
  • mark

2. Designate as if by a mark

  • "This sign marks the border"
synonym:
  • mark

3. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait

  • Sometimes in a very positive sense
  • "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
synonym:
  • distinguish,
  • mark,
  • differentiate

4. Mark by some ceremony or observation

  • "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
synonym:
  • commemorate,
  • mark

5. Make or leave a mark on

  • "The scouts marked the trail"
  • "Ash marked the believers' foreheads"
synonym:
  • mark

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"
synonym:
  • stigmatize,
  • stigmatise,
  • brand,
  • denounce,
  • mark

7. Notice or perceive

  • "She noted that someone was following her"
  • "Mark my words"
synonym:
  • notice,
  • mark,
  • note

8. Mark with a scar

  • "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
synonym:
  • scar,
  • mark,
  • pock,
  • pit

9. Make small marks into the surface of

  • "Score the clay before firing it"
synonym:
  • score,
  • nock,
  • mark

10. Establish as the highest level or best performance

  • "Set a record"
synonym:
  • set,
  • mark

11. Make underscoring marks

synonym:
  • score,
  • mark

12. Remove from a list

  • "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
synonym:
  • cross off,
  • cross out,
  • strike out,
  • strike off,
  • mark

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"
synonym:
  • check,
  • check off,
  • mark,
  • mark off,
  • tick off,
  • tick

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

  • "Grade tests"
  • "Score the sat essays"
  • "Mark homework"
synonym:
  • grade,
  • score,
  • mark

15. Insert punctuation marks into

synonym:
  • punctuate,
  • mark

Examples of using

They asked a question that was right on the mark.
No, a carrot is not so important enough that it needs an exclamation mark after it.
On your mark! Get set! Go!