mark

Alternative forms

• marke, merk, marc (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /mɑːk/
• (US) IPA: /mɑɹk/
• (India) IPA: /mɑː(ɾ)k/
• (Ireland) IPA: /mæɹk/
• Homophones: Mark, marque (general), mock (non-rhotic with father-bother merger)

Noun

mark (plural marks)

1. (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
   1. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
   2. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
   3. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
   4. (archaic) A type of small region or principality.
   5. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
2. (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
   1. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
   2. A characteristic feature.
      • A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.
   3. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
   4. A sign or brand on a person.
   5. A written character or sign.
      • The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly.
   6. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
      • With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.
   7. (obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image.
   8. A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
      • I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two.
   9. A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
      • What mark did you get in your history test?
3. (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
   1. A target for shooting at with a projectile.
   2. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
      • I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark.
   3. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
   4. (obsolete) The female genitals.
   5. (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
   6. (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
   7. A score for a sporting achievement.
   8. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
   9. (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
      • Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8.
   10. (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
       • The Mark I system had poor radar, and the Mark II was too expensive; regardless, most antiaircraft direction remained the responsibility of the Mark I Eyeball (as the jocular phrase calls it): that is, the operator's eye.
   11. Limit or standard of action or fact.
       • to be within the mark
       • to come up to the mark
   12. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
   13. (archaic) Preeminence; high position.
       • patricians of mark
       • a fellow of no mark
   14. (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
   15. (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
4. (heading) Attention.
   1. (archaic) Attention, notice.
      • His last comment is particularly worthy of mark.
   2. Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
   3. (obsolete) Regard; respect.

Verb

mark (third-person singular simple present marks, present participle marking, simple past and past participle marked)

1. 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 mark clothing with one's name
2. To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
   • Synonyms: blemish, scar, scratch, stain
   • See where this pencil has marked the paper.
   • The floor was marked with wine and blood.
3. (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
4. To create an indication of (a location).
   • She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.
   • Some animals mark their territory by urinating.
5. To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
   • This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.
   • A bell marked the end of visiting hours.
   • Synonyms: demonstrate, indicate, manifest, reveal, show, signal
6. To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
   • Prices are marked on individual items.
   • In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red.
   • Synonyms: display, show, write
7. To create (a mark) on a surface.
   • Synonyms: draw, trace
8. To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
   • The national holiday is marked by fireworks.
   • Synonyms: commemorate, solemnize
9. (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
   • His courage and energy marked him as a leader.
10. (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
    • Synonyms: classify, mark out
11. (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
    • Synonyms: destine, mark out, target
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.
    • The creek marks the boundary between the two farms.
    • That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling.
    • Synonyms: represent, see
13. To be typical or characteristic of (something).
    • Synonyms: characterize, typify
14. To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
15. (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
    • Synonyms: heed, listen to, look at, observe, watch
    • Mark my words: that boy’s up to no good.
16. (dated) To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.
    • Synonyms: hear, note, notice, observe, perceive, see
17. To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
18. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
    • The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.
    • Synonyms: grade, score
19. To record that (someone) has a particular status.
    • to mark a student absent.
20. (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
    • to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game
21. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
22. (Australian rules football) 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. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
24. (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.

Noun

mark (plural marks)

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) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
5. (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.

Verb

mark

1. (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
   • Mark time, mark!
   • Forward, mark!

Anagrams

• Karm

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mark/

Noun

mark (plural markte or marke)

1. market

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mark/, [ˈmɑːɡ̊]

Noun

mark c (singular definite marken, plural indefinite marker)

1. field (wide, open space used to grow crops or to hold farm animals)
   • Synonym: ager

Noun

mark c (singular definite marken, plural indefinite mark)

1. (historical) mark (unit of currency, in Denmark from the Middle Ages until 1875, in Germany and Finland until 2002)
2. (historical) mark (unit of weight, especially of precious metals, equivalent to half a pound or 8 ounces)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑrk/
• Hyphenation: mark

Noun

mark f (plural marken)

1. (chiefly historical) A march, a mark (border region).

Noun

mark (genitive margi, partitive marki)

1. mark (a sign or brand)
2. tally mark
3. stamp (postage stamp)

Noun

mark (genitive marga, partitive marka)

1. mark (currency)

Noun

mark f (genitive singular markar, plural markir)

1. (kvæði) forest
   • Synonyms: mørk, skógur
2. (in phrases) pasture
   • Synonym: hagi
3. (biblical) field
   • Synonym: bøur

Noun

mark n (genitive singular marks, plural mørk)

1. sign
   • Synonym: merki
2. border, frontier

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maʁk/

Noun

mark m (plural marks)

1. mark (currency)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mar̥k/

Noun

mark n (genitive singular marks, nominative plural mörk)

1. sign, mark
2. target, aim, mark
3. (sports) goal
4. (numismatics) mark

Alternative forms

• makk

Noun

mark m (definite singular marken, indefinite plural marker, definite plural markene)

1. a worm (invertebrate)

Noun

mark f or m (definite singular marka or marken, indefinite plural marker, definite plural markene)

1. land, ground, field

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑrk/

Alternative forms

• mork (non-standard since 1938)

Noun

mark f (definite singular marka, indefinite plural marker, definite plural markene)

1. land, field
2. terrain
3. ground
4. (historical) march

Alternative forms

• mork (non-standard since 1938)

Noun

mark f (definite singular marka, indefinite plural merker or (currency) mark, definite plural merker)

1. a unit of measure equivalent to 250 grams
2. (numismatics, historical) a mark
   • det kosta 50 mark ― it cost 50 marks
   1. any of various European monetary units, including in Finland (1861-1999) and Germany (1948-1999)
   2. (numismatics, historical) an old Norwegian coin
      1. (in the middle ages) a coin worth 8 øre
      2. (19th century) a coin worth 24 shillings or 1/5 taler
         • Synonym: ort
3. (historical) a Norwegian unit used to measure the taxability of property

Alternative forms

• makk

Noun

mark m (definite singular marken, indefinite plural markar, definite plural markane)

1. a worm (invertebrate)

Noun

mark n (definite singular market, indefinite plural mark, definite plural marka)

1. a mark

Anagrams

• karm, kram

Noun

mark f

1. woodland
2. field

Pronunciation

• (singular)
  • IPA: /mark/
• (plural)
  • IPA: (gambling sense) /ˈmarkɛr/
  • IPA: (other senses) /ˈmarˌkɛr/

Noun

mark c or f

1. (uncountable) ground (as opposed to the sky or the sea)
   • Ha fast mark under fötterna - to be on terra firma (literally "to have firm ground under (one's) feet")
   • Tillbaka på klassisk mark - back on classical ground
   • På engelsk mark - on English soil
2. (countable, uncountable) ground, field
   • Bonden ägde mycket mark - The farmer owned a lot of land
3. mark (currency)
4. (gambling) counter, marker

Anagrams

• karm, kram