mark

Meaning

Verb

1. To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
2. To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
3. (figuratively) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
4. To create an indication of (a location).
5. To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
6. To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
7. To create (a mark) on a surface.
8. To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
9. To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
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.
13. To be typical or characteristic of (something).
14. To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
15. To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
16. (dated) To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.
17. To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
18. (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
19. To record that (someone) has a particular status.
20. (intransitive, transitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
21. To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
22. To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
23. To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
24. To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Boundary, land within a boundary.
2. (obsolete) Boundary, land within a boundary.
3. Boundary, land within a boundary.
4. (archaic) Boundary, land within a boundary.
5. (historical) Boundary, land within a boundary.
6. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
7. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
8. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
9. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
10. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
11. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
12. (obsolete) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
13. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
14. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
15. Indicator of position, objective etc.
16. Indicator of position, objective etc.
17. (informal) Indicator of position, objective etc.
18. (obsolete) Indicator of position, objective etc.
19. Indicator of position, objective etc.
20. Indicator of position, objective etc.
21. Indicator of position, objective etc.
22. Indicator of position, objective etc.
23. Indicator of position, objective etc.
24. Indicator of position, objective etc.
25. Indicator of position, objective etc.
26. Indicator of position, objective etc.
27. (archaic) Indicator of position, objective etc.
28. Indicator of position, objective etc.
29. Indicator of position, objective etc.
30. Attention.
31. (archaic) Attention.
32. Attention.
33. (obsolete) Attention.
34. (slang) Condescending label of a wrestling fan who refuses to believe that pro wrestling is predetermined and/or choreographed.

Noun

1. (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
2. (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
3. (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
4. (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.

Noun

A former currency of Germany and West Germany.

Synonyms

sign

token

symbol

spot

brand

stamp

grade

trace

signal

score

target

stain

scar

indicate

note

label

🏷️

indication

point

aim

emblem

track

print

character

imprint

marking

scratch

seal

🦭

denote

write

✍️

marker

line

distinguish

objective

tag

check

characterize

tick

badge

stigma

flag

draw

butt

characteristic

show

designate

notch

inscribe

observe

impression

cut

Translations

marque

marquer

marcar

Zeichen

marca

segno

markieren

signe

segnare

kennzeichnen

teken

Marke

señal

Mark

marca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑːk/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: mark

Cognate with German: Mark

Cognate with Swedish: mark

Cognate with Icelandic: mark

Cognate with Latin: margo

Cognate with Persian: مرز

Cognate with Sanskrit: मर्या

Cognate with Icelandic: mörk

Cognate with Old English: marc

In summary

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”).
Compare march.
Cognates
* Dutch mark, merk (“mark, brand”)
* German Mark (“mark; borderland”), Marke (“mark, brand”)
* Swedish mark (“mark, land, territory”)
* Icelandic mark (“mark, sign”)
* Latin margō (“edge, margin”)
* Persian مرز (marz, “limit, boundary”)
* Sanskrit मर्या (maryā, “limit, mark, boundary”), मार्ग (mārga, “mark, section”).

Sentences

The clock struck to mark the third period .

Can you see the mark of the stonemason ?

He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so .