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Comment Commented I Refused Commenting Trial Past Verb

Word comment
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkɒment / NAmE / ˈkɑːment /
Example
  • i don't feel i can comment on their decision.
  • he refused to comment until after the trial.
  • we were just commenting on how well you look.
  • a spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high.
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comment

(verb)BrE / ˈkɒment / NAmE / ˈkɑːment /
  1. to express an opinion about something
    • I don't feel I can comment on their decision.
    • He refused to comment until after the trial.
    • We were just commenting on how well you look.
    • A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high.
    • ‘Not his best performance,’ she commented to the woman sitting next to her.
    • He refused to comment until after the trial.
    • He noted in passing that the company’s record on safety issues was not good.
    • Critics remarked that the play was not original.
    • She observed that it was getting late.

    Extra Examples

    • He commented favourably on the proposals.
    • He refused to comment on the proposals.
    • People were commenting about her abilities.
    • She commented to me that she liked it.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they comment
    • he / she / it comments
    • past simple commented
    • past participle commented
    • -ing form commenting

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘explanatory piece of writing’): from Latin commentum ‘contrivance’ (in late Latin also ‘interpretation’), neuter past participle of comminisci ‘devise’.
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