Marked Mark I Made Marking Show Give Extra

• the flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.
• items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.
• prices are marked on the goods.
• the teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent).

mark

Verb Forms

1. to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on something in order to give information about it
• The flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.
• Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.
• Prices are marked on the goods.
• The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent).
• Why have you marked this wrong?
• Do not open any mail marked ‘Confidential’.
• Certain words were marked as important.

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• Sorry, I should have marked that right.
• Some of the crates were marked for export.
2. to give marks to students’ work
• I hate marking exam papers.
• I spend at least six hours a week marking.
• If you don't hand your homework in on time, I won't mark it.
3. to make a mark on something in a way that damages it or makes it look less good; to become damaged or be made to look less good in this way
• A large purple scar marked his cheek.
• The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark.
• The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface.
4. to show the position of something
• SYNONYM indicate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/indicate
• Yellow arrows mark the way.
• The cross marks the spot where the body was found.
• The route has been marked in red.
• The boundary was marked with a dotted line.

Extra Examples

• All buildings are marked on the map.
• My room was clearly marked on the plan.
• She carefully marked where the screws were to go.
5. to celebrate or officially remember an event that you consider to be important
• a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war
• The event marked a milestone in the hotel's success story.

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• Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
• The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginning of commitment to another through marriage.
6. to be a sign that something new is going to happen
• This agreement marks the start of a new phase in international relations.
• This speech may mark a change in government policy.
• ‘Lyrical Ballads’ conveniently marks the beginning of nineteenth-century poetry.
7. to give somebody/something a particular quality or character
• SYNONYM characterize
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/characterize
• a life marked by suffering
• The town is still deeply marked by the folk memory of the Depression.
• He was marked as an enemy of the poor.
• Christianity has indelibly marked the culture and consciousness of Europe.
8. used to tell somebody to pay careful attention to something
• There'll be trouble over this, mark my words.
• You mark what I say, John.
9. to stay close to an opponent in order to prevent them from getting the ball
• SEE ALSO marking
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/marking
• Hughes was marking Taylor.
• Our defence had him closely marked.
10. to pass the time while you wait for something more interesting
• I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism.
11. to make marching movements without moving forwards
12. used to remind somebody of something they should consider in a particular case
• She hasn't had much success yet. Mark you, she tries hard.

Word Origin

• verb Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’.