Mark
/mɑːrk/
Definitions
4 meaningsA visible impression or sign on a surface, or something used to represent or identify something else.
/mɑːrk/
A symbol or sign.
She made a mark on the map to show where she found the treasure.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're grading papers. A 'mark' is the little symbol you make (like a check or an 'X') to show if something is right or wrong, or to show a score. It's also the score itself!
👶 For kids: A mark is like a dot, a line, or a letter that shows something.
More Examples
The artist used charcoal to create a dark mark on the canvas.
The price mark increased significantly.
How It's Used
"The teacher put a red mark on the incorrect answer."
"The student's final mark was 95%."
"The new product significantly raised the market mark."
To make a mark or indication on something; to designate or identify.
/mɑːrk/
To make a symbol or sign.
The teacher marked the student's paper with a grade.
💡 Simply: If you 'mark' something, you're putting a sign on it, like when you correct a test and put red marks to show what's wrong. You can also 'mark' a person to keep track of them (like a player in a game). Or you can mark a price to show how much something costs.
👶 For kids: To mark something is to draw a line, or a dot or anything that shows you put something on something.
More Examples
He marked his place in the book with a bookmark.
The soldiers were instructed to mark the enemy's positions on the map.
Please mark the answer sheets.
How It's Used
"The teacher marked the essays for grammar mistakes."
"The defender was instructed to mark the opposing striker."
"They had to mark the items down for sale."
To pay attention to or take notice of something.
/mɑːrk/
To take notice of or pay attention to.
Please mark the time of the meeting on your calendar.
💡 Simply: If you 'mark' something, you're paying attention to it, like 'mark' your calendar for your friend's birthday.
👶 For kids: When you mark something, that means you pay attention to it
More Examples
The audience marked her entrance with applause.
He carefully marked each detail of the contract.
How It's Used
"She marked his birthday on the calendar."
"I will mark your performance in the meeting."
A former unit of currency in Germany and other countries.
/mɑːrk/
An amount of money.
The German mark was replaced by the Euro.
💡 Simply: A 'mark' was a type of money that they used in a certain country in the past. Today, it is not used.
👶 For kids: In the past, 'mark' was a kind of money.
More Examples
The exchange rate of the mark changed during that time.
How It's Used
"The mark was a currency used in Germany."
"The exchange rate of the mark fluctuated."
Synonyms
Grade
Impression
Indication
Identify
Indicate
Label
Currency
Idioms & expressions
hit the mark
To succeed or achieve a goal.
"The new marketing campaign hit the mark and sales increased significantly."
leave your mark
To have a lasting effect or influence on something.
"The inventor's discoveries left their mark on the world."
wide of the mark
Incorrect; wrong; irrelevant.
"The politician's prediction was wide of the mark."
From Old English *mearc* (noun) and *mearcian* (verb), from Proto-Germanic *markō*. Originally referred to a boundary or sign.
Used to refer to a unit of currency, primarily in Germany.