marks

/mษ‘ษนks/

IPA: /M AA1 R K S/

noun
  1. 1

    (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.

  2. 2

    (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.

  3. 3

    (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.

  4. 4

    (heading) Attention.

verb
  1. 1

    To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).

    โ€œto mark a box or bale of merchandiseโ€

  2. 2

    To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).

    โ€œSee where this pencil has marked the paper.โ€

  3. 3

    To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).

  4. 4

    To create an indication of (a location).

    โ€œShe folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.โ€

  5. 5

    To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.

    โ€œA bell marked the end of visiting hours.โ€

  6. 6

    To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.

    โ€œIn her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red.โ€

  7. 7

    To create (a mark) on a surface.

  8. 8

    To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.

    โ€œThe national holiday is marked by fireworks.โ€

  9. 9

    (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).

    โ€œHis courage and energy marked him as a leader.โ€

  10. 10

    (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.

  11. 11

    (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.

  12. 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.

    โ€œThat summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling.โ€

  13. 13

    To be typical or characteristic of (something).

  14. 14

    To distinguish (one person or thing from another).

  15. 15

    To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.

    โ€œMark my words: that boyโ€™s up to no good.โ€

  16. 16

    To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.

  17. 17

    To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.

  18. 18

    To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).

    โ€œThe teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.โ€

  19. 19

    To record that (someone) has a particular status.

    โ€œto mark a student absent.โ€

  20. 20

    To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.

    โ€œto mark the points in a game of billiards or a card gameโ€

  21. 21

    To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.

  22. 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. 23

    To put a marker in the place of one's ball.

  24. 24

    To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.

noun
  1. 1

    A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.

  2. 2

    An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.

  3. 3

    Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.

  4. 4

    A coin worth one mark.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mark, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marks