Definition of mark – Learner’s Dictionary

mark

noun

/mɑːk/ us

mark noun (AREA)

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an area of dirt, damage, etc that is left on something:

You've got a black mark on your nose.

He's left dirty marks all over the carpet.

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There's a mark on the carpet where you spilt the wine.
Don't put your glass down there. It will leave a mark.
The handcuffs left red marks on his wrists.
The marks on the front of the car showed the force of the impact.
The hot pan had left a mark on the kitchen work surface.

mark noun (SCORE)

A2 mainly UK

a number or letter that is written on a piece of work, saying how good the work is:

She always gets good marks in English.

mark noun (LEVEL)

a particular level, degree, distance, etc:

They've just passed the 5000m mark.

Interest rates are somewhere around the seven percent mark.

a mark of sth

a sign or proof that something exists:

a mark of genius

There was a minute's silence everywhere as a mark of respect.

Idioms

leave/make your mark
On your marks. Get set. Go!
be wide of the mark

mark

verb

/mɑːk/ us

mark verb (HAPPEN)

If an event marks the beginning, end, etc of something, it causes it, or happens at the same time as it:

His death marks the end of an era in television.

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This film marks his return to acting.
The defeat marked the end of his reign as world champion.
The show marks the beginning of a week of special events throughout the city.
The bell was rung to mark the end of the first round.
His work marked a turning point in Russian literature.

mark verb (CELEBRATE)

If you mark an occasion, you do something to celebrate it:

They've declared Tuesday a national holiday to mark the 10th anniversary of Independence.

mark verb (SHOW A PLACE)

to show where something is by drawing or putting something somewhere:

I've marked my street on the map for you.

mark verb (GIVE RESULTS)

to check a piece of work or an exam, showing mistakes and giving a letter or number to say how good it is:

to mark essays

mark verb (DIRTY)

to leave an area of dirt on something

Phrasal verbs

mark sth out

Mark

noun

/mɑːk/ us

a male name

(Definition of mark from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of mark

in Chinese (Traditional)

不同的區域, 痕跡, 汙點…

in Chinese (Simplified)

不同的区域, 痕迹, 污点…

in Spanish

mancha, nota, corregir…

in Portuguese

marca, nota, dar nota a…

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しみ, 評点, 採点する…

iz, leke, işaret…

tache [feminine], marque [feminine], signe [masculine]…

taca, nota, corregir…

mark, cijfer, vlek…

لَطْخة, بُقْعة, دَرَجة…

marka, známka, skvrna…

D-mark, karakter, plet…

mark, mata uang Jerman, nilai…

มาร์ค สกุลเงินของเยอรมัน, คะแนน, รอยเปื้อน…

đồng Mác (Đức), điểm số, vết bẩn…

ślad, plama, znak…

mark, markah, kesan…

die Deutsche Mark, die Note, der Fleck…

merke [masculine], flekk [masculine], tegn [neuter]…

얼룩, 점수, 점수를 매기다…

марка, оцінка, бал…

macchia, voto, correggere…

пятно, след, оценка…

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mark

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marker

Definition of mark – Learner’s Dictionary

mark noun (AREA)

mark noun (SCORE)

mark noun (LEVEL)

See also

Idioms

mark verb (HAPPEN)

mark verb (CELEBRATE)

mark verb (SHOW A PLACE)

mark verb (GIVE RESULTS)

mark verb (DIRTY)

Phrasal verbs

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