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 /
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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