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com·ment  (kmnt)

n.

1.

a. A written note intended as an explanation, illustration, or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; an annotation.

b. A series of annotations or explanations.

2.

a. A statement of fact or opinion, especially a remark that expresses a personal reaction or attitude.

b. An implied conclusion or judgment: a novel that is a comment on contemporary lawlessness.

3. Talk; gossip: a divorce that caused much comment.

4. Computer Science A string of text in a program that does not function in the program itself but is used by the programmer to explain instructions.

5. Linguistics The part of a sentence that provides new information about the topic. Also called rheme.

v. com·ment·ed, com·ment·ing, com·ments

v.intr.

1. To make a comment; remark.

2. To serve as a judgmental commentary: "Her demise comments on [the Upper East Side's] entire way of life" (Mark Muro).

v.tr.

To make comments on; annotate.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin commentum, interpretation, from Latin, contrivance, from neuter past participle of comminsc, to devise; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: comment, observation, remark
These nouns denote an expression of fact, opinion, or explanation: made an unpleasant comment about my friend; a casual observation about the movie; an offensive personal remark.

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comment [ˈkɒmɛnt]

n

1. a remark, criticism, or observation

2. talk or gossip

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a note explaining or criticizing a passage in a text

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) explanatory or critical matter added to a text

vb

1. (when intr, often foll by on; when tr, takes a clause as object) to remark or express an opinion

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Movements) (intr) to write notes explaining or criticizing a text

[from Latin commentum invention, from comminiscī to contrive, related to mens mind]

commenter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comment - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" remark, input ad-lib - remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians" courtesy - a courteous or respectful or considerate remark statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" gambit, ploy - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker obiter dictum, passing comment - an incidental remark mention, reference - a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" observation, reflexion, reflection - a remark expressing careful consideration rib - a teasing remark sally, wisecrack, quip, crack - witty remark gibe, jibe, barb, dig, shaft, slam, shot - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" conversation stopper, stopper - a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude, bromide - a trite or obvious remark zinger - a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"
	2.	comment - a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" commentary statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" Midrash - (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
	3.	comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" scuttlebutt, gossip report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" earful - an outpouring of gossip hearsay, rumor, rumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" malicious gossip, scandal, dirt - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people talk of the town, talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
Verb	1.	comment - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" point out, remark, notice criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" note, remark, mention, observe - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" wisecrack - make a comment, usually ironic kibbitz, kibitz - make unwanted and intrusive comments
	2.	comment - explain or interpret something second-guess - evaluate or criticize with hindsight explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" disc-jockey, disk-jockey, DJ - comment on music to be played; "He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend"
	3.	comment - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" annotate, gloss rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to

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comment

verb

1. remark, say, note, mention, point out, observe, utter, opine, interpose Stuart commented that this was very true.

2. (usually with on) remark on, explain, talk about, discuss, speak about, say something about, allude to, elucidate, make a comment on So far Mr Cook has not commented on these reports.

noun

1. remark, statement, observation He made these comments at a news conference.

2. note, criticism, explanation, illustration, commentary, exposition, annotation, elucidation He had added a few comments in the margin.

3. discussion, talk, debate, discourse, deliberation There's been a lot of comment lately on miscarriages of justice.

Translations

comment [ˈkɒment]

A. N (= remark) (written or spoken) → comentario m, observación f; (= gossip) → comentarios mpl
no comment → sin comentarios
to make a comment → hacer un comentario or una observación
she made the comment that → observó que ...
he made no comment → no hizo ningún comentario
to cause comment (= cause gossip) → provocar comentarios

B. VI → hacer observaciones or comentarios, comentar
to comment on [+ text] → comentar, hacer un comentario de; [+ subject] → hacer observaciones or comentarios acerca de; (to the press) → hacer declaraciones sobre

C. VT (in conversation) → observar
to comment that → observar que ...

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comment [ˈkɒmɛnt]

n

(= remark) → commentaire m
He made no comment → Il n'a fait aucun commentaire.
no comment! → je n'ai rien à dire!

(= reflection) to be a comment on sth → être une réflexion sur qch

vi → faire des remarques, faire des commentaires
I couldn't possibly comment → Je ne peux faire aucun commentaire.
to comment on → faire des remarques sur
to comment (that) ... → faire remarquer que ...

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comment

n (= remark) → Bemerkung f (→ on,about über +acc, → zu); (official) → Kommentar m → (on zu); (no pl: = talk, gossip) → Gerede nt; (= textual or margin note etc) → Anmerkung f; no comment → kein Kommentar!; to make a comment → eine Bemerkung machen, einen Kommentar abgeben

vi → sich äußern (→ on über +acc, → zu), → einen Kommentar abgeben (on zu); need I comment? → Kommentar überflüssig!

vt → bemerken, äußern

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comment [ˈkɒmɛnt]

1. n (remark, written or spoken) → commento, osservazione f; (critical) → critica
"no comment" → "(non ho) niente da dire"
to cause comment → provocare critiche

2. vi to comment (on) → fare commenti or dichiarazioni (su)

3. vt to comment that → osservare che

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comment [ˈkɒmɛnt]

1. n (remark, written or spoken) → commento, osservazione f; (critical) → critica
"no comment" → "(non ho) niente da dire"
to cause comment → provocare critiche

2. vi to comment (on) → fare commenti or dichiarazioni (su)

3. vt to comment that → osservare che

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comment

n comment [ˈkoment]

(a) spoken or written remark He made several comments about her untidy appearance. opmerking, aanmerking تَعْليق، تَعْقيب коментар poznámka kommentar; bemærkning die Bemerkung σχόλιο comentario märkus, märge اظهار؛ گفته huomautus commentaire הֶעָרָה टीका-टिप्पणी komenta, primjedba, opaska kommentár komentar umsögn commento 批評 의견 pastaba, komentaras komentārs; atsauksme komen opmerking kommentar, bemerkning, merknad, kritikk uwaga, komentarz comentário comentariu замечание poznámka pripomba komentar kommentar ข้อคิดเห็น söz, düşünce, yorum 評論 коментар زبانی یا تحریری رائے lời bình 评论

v

(withon) to make such a remark He commented on her appearance. opmerk, aanmerk يُعَلِّق، يُعَقِّب коментирам komentovat kommentere; bemærke sich äußern σχολιάζω comentar märkusi tegema, märkmeid tegema اظهار نظر کردن huomauttaa commenter qqch. לְהָעִיר टीका-टिप्पणी करना komentirati magyaráz, megjegyzést fűz vmihez memberi komentar gera athugasemd (við) commentare 批評する 의견을 말하다 pareikšti nuomonę, daryti pastabą komentēt; dot atsauksmi membuat komen commentaar geven kommentere, uttale seg om komentować comentar a comenta, a discuta делать замечание komentovať pripomniti komentarisati kommentera แสดงความคิดเห็น yorumlamak 評論 коментувати رائے دینا bình luận 评论

n commentary

(alsorunning commentary) a series of broadcast comments by a reporter at a ceremony, sports event etc. kommentaar تَعْليق، تَعْقيب репортаж komentář reportage der Kommentar περιγραφή, σχόλιο comentario, crítica kommentaar, reportaaž تفسیر؛ گزارش selostus commentaire פָּרשָנוּת आंखो देखा हाल komentar közvetítés ulasan lÿsing commentario 実況解説 해설 reportažas, komentaras komentārs ulasan reportage reportasje (fra et arrangement); øyeblikksreportasje sprawozdanie, komentarz comentário комментарий komentár reportaža prenos uz komentare kommentar คำวิจารณ์ naklen yayın 實況轉播 коментар, репортаж تبصرہ ، اظہار رائے sự tường thuật 连续地广播报道

v commentate [-teit]

to give a commentary Who is commentating on the football match? uitsaai, kommentaar lewer op يُقَدِّمُ تَعْليقا правя коментар komentovat lave en reportage; kommentere kommentieren περιγράφω comentar kommenteerima تفسیر کردن selostaa commenter לְשָדֵר בְּלִווי פָּרשָנוּת आंखो देखा हाल बताना komentirati közvetít mengomentari lÿsa commentare, fare la radiocronaca/telecronaca 解説する 해설하다 komentuoti komentēt mengulas verslaggeven referere, gi en reportasje om, kommentere komentować comentar a comenta комментировать komentovať komentirati komentarisati kommentera ออกความเห็น naklen anlatmak 講評 коментувати تبصرہ کرنا tường thuật 连续地口头评述

n commentator

kommentator مُعلّق، مُعقّب коментатор komentátor, reportér kommentator der Kommentator σχολιαστής comentarista kommentaator مفسر selostaja commentateur/-trice פַּרשָן भाष्यकार komentator kommentátor; helyszíni közvetítő komentator útskÿrandi; fréttaskÿrandi commentatore, commentatrice; radiocronista; telecronista 解説者 주석자, 해설자 komentatorius komentators pengulas verslaggever kommentator, programleder, referent sprawozdawca comentador comentator комментатор komentátor, -ka komentator komentator kommentator ผู้แสดงความเห็น spiker; yorumcu 評論員 коментатор تبصرہ کرنے والا bình luận viên 评论员

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comment → ملاحظة, يُعَلِق على okomentovat, poznámka kommentar, kommentere bemerken, Kommentar σχολιάζω, σχόλιο comentar, comentario kommentoida, kommentti commentaire, commenter komentirati, opaska commentare, commento 論評, 論評する 논평, 논평하다 opmerken, opmerking kommentar, kommentere komentarz, skomentować comentar, comentário комментарий, комментировать kommentar, kommentera แสดงความคิดเห็น, ข้อคิดเห็น yorum, yorum yapmak bình luận, lời bình luận 注释, 评论