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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.

[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.

comment
Noun
1. a remark, criticism, or observation
2. a situation or event that expresses some feeling: a sad comment on the nature of many relationships
3. talk or gossip
4. a note explaining or criticizing a passage in a text
5. no comment I decline to say anything about the matter
Verb
to remark or express an opinion [Latin commentum invention]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commentcomment - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
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"
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"
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"
Verb1.comment - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"
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"
rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to

comment
verb 1. remark, say, note, mention, point out, observe, utter, opine, interpose
verb 2. (usually with on) remark on, explain, talk about, discuss, speak about, say something about, allude to, elucidate, make a comment on
Translations
comment [ˈkɔmɛnt] ncomentario
vt to comment that → comentar or observar que vi to comment (on) → comentar, hacer comentarios (sobre);
"no comment" → "no tengo nada que decir", "sin comentarios"

comment [ˈkɔmɛnt] ncommentaire m
vifaire des remarques or commentaires;
to comment on → faire des remarques sur;
to comment that → faire remarquer que;
"no comment" → "je n'ai rien à déclarer"

comment [ˈkɔmɛnt] nBemerkung f;
(on situation etc) → Kommentar m
vi to comment (on) → sich äußern (über +acc or zu);
(on situation etc) → einen Kommentar abgeben (zu);
"no comment" → "kein Kommentar!";
to comment that ... → bemerken, dass ...

comment [ˈkɔmɛnt] ncommento
vi to comment (on) → fare commenti (su);
to comment that → osservare che;
"no comment" → "niente da dire"

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 해설, 논평 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
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 해설[]하다 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
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 실황 방송 reportažas, komentaras komentārs ulasan reportage reportasje (fra et arrangement); øyeblikksreportasje sprawozdanie, komentarz comentário комментарий komentár reportaža prenos uz komentare kommentar คำวิจารณ์ naklen yayın 連續地報道 коментар, репортаж تبصرہ ، اظہار رائے sự tường thuật 广
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, 실황 방송을 하다 komentuoti komentēt mengulas verslaggeven referere, gi en reportasje om, kommentere komentować comentar a comenta комментировать komentovať komentirati komentarisati kommentera ออกความเห็น naklen anlatmak 評述, 解說 коментувати تبصرہ کرنا tường thuật
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


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Challenger, who, being satisfied that no criticism or comment in this book is meant in an offensive spirit, has guaranteed that he will place no impediment to its publication and circulation.
What is bad (this is my comment again) is that I dare say people will be thankful for the gold pins then.
Every person made some malicious comment or other on the occasion, and reflected on the partiality of the justice.
 
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