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/mɑɹk/
English
Definitions
noun
- (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
- (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
- (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
- (heading) Attention.
verb
- 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 leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).“See where this pencil has marked the paper.”
- To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To create an indication of (a location).“She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.”
noun
- A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
- An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
- Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
- A coin worth one mark.
verb
- To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
- To cause someone to walk somewhere.
- To go to war; to make military advances.
- To make steady progress.
verb
- To have common borders or frontiers
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Synonyms
MkMk.heedobservanceblemishscarscratchstaincharacterizetypifyclassifymark outcommemoratesolemnizedemonstrateindicatemanifestreveal