Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Mark   /mɑrk/   Listen
noun
Mark  n.  A license of reprisals. See Marque.


Mark  n.  
1.
An old weight and coin. See Marc. "Lend me a mark."
2.
The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money (1913); the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value. The unit was retained by subsequent German states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American. In 1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of currency in Germany and throughout much of the European union.


Mark  n.  
1.
A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace. "The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him."
2.
Specifically:
(a)
A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.
(b)
A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write. "The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light."
3.
A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
4.
A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark. "I have some marks of yours upon my pate."
5.
An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character. "The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation."
6.
That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach. "France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland." "Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark."
7.
Attention, regard, or respect. "As much in mock as mark."
8.
Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
9.
Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. "In the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the Senate."
10.
Preeminence; high position; as, patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
11.
(Logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
12.
A number or other character used in registering; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
13.
Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants. (Obs.) "All the mark of Adam."
14.
(Naut.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps."
A man of mark, a conspicuous or eminent man.
To make one's mark.
(a)
To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark.
(b)
To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.
Synonyms: Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom.


verb
Mark  v. t.  (past & past part. marked; pres. part. marking)  
1.
To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
2.
To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.
3.
To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
4.
To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
5.
To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words. "Mark the perfect man."
To mark out.
(a)
To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment.
(b)
To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account.
To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.
Synonyms: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.


Mark  v. i.  To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark. "Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief."





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Mark" Quotes from Famous Books



... drawing a bow at a venture, I had hit the mark. You may remember that I had rapped out the word "blackmail" at Gedge; now Randall justified the charge. Boyce was worth a thousand a year to him. The more I speculated on the danger that might arise from Gedge, the easier I grew in my mind. Your blackmailer is a notorious ...
— The Red Planet • William J. Locke
... explicitly to zoology as a life study. Here he believed he should find a wider field than in art, which he loved almost as well, and which, it may be added, he has followed all his life as a dilettante of much more than amateurish skill. Had he so elected, Haeckel might have made his mark in art quite as definitely as he has made it in science. Indeed, even as the case stands, his draughtsman's skill has been more than a mere recreation to him, for without his beautiful drawings, often made and reproduced in color, ...
— A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) - Aspects Of Recent Science • Henry Smith Williams
... Every mark of grief or respect he could have shown a dead brother, he now assumed in honor of the man whom he had hated—whose life he had destroyed—who had belonged to the hateful tribe which had ever been ...
— Dahcotah - Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling • Mary Eastman
... take my place among the nobles of my land, as it now is among the nobles of the sea. Weep not thus, my love, or you will infect me with emotions too painful to be borne. Let us be calm for a little space. The reign of passion will commence soon enough. Mark me, Josephine. For you—God forgive me if I commit sin!—for you, I cast off my associates, sever all my ties of friendship, let the mystery of my origin remain unravelled, renounce the land of my birth—for you, I encounter the peril of being hung for desertion. Josephine, you will ...
— Rattlin the Reefer • Edward Howard
... the German occupation the Times could be obtained for a franc. Later it rose to 3 francs then 5, then 9, then 15 francs. Then with a sudden leap it reached 23 francs on one day. That was the high-water mark, for it came down after that. The Times was too expensive for the likes of me. I used to content myself with the Flandres Liberale, a half-penny paper published then in Ghent and sold in Brussels for a franc or more according ...
— Field Hospital and Flying Column - Being the Journal of an English Nursing Sister in Belgium & Russia • Violetta Thurstan


More quotes...


Copyright © 2026 Free-Translator.com