mark
🇺🇸
/mɑːrk/
🇬🇧
/mɑːk/
verb
A2
to put a sign or line on something to show information
Please mark the important dates on your calendar.
B1
to give scores to student work
Teachers mark homework to show how well students did.
B2
to leave a spot or damage that makes something look worse
The spill will mark the table if not cleaned quickly.
B2
to show where something is
Use a pin to mark your location on the map.
R
to celebrate an important event
We will mark the anniversary with a special dinner.
R
to be a sign that something new is beginning
This discovery will mark a new era in science.
R
to give someone a special quality or character
His honesty marked him as a trustworthy person.
R
to tell someone to pay close attention
Mark my words, this plan will work.
R
to stay near an opponent to stop them from getting the ball
The defender must mark the fastest player on the other team.
noun
A2
a symbol or sign that shows something
The artist's mark on the painting shows it is genuine.
B1
a score given for school work
She got a good mark on her math test.
B1
a point for a correct answer
Each right answer gives you one mark.
B2
a spot or damage that makes something look less good
There's a dirty mark on your shirt.
R
a colored spot on an animal or person that helps identify them
The dog has a white mark on its tail.
R
a sign that a quality exists
Kindness is the mark of a good person.
R
an important level or point that is reached
Sales passed the one million mark last month.
R
a type or model of a machine
This is the latest mark of the popular car.
R
a temperature level on a gas oven
Set the oven to mark 4 for baking.
R
a cross made instead of a signature by someone who cannot write
He made his mark on the document because he cannot write.
R
a target
The arrow hit the mark perfectly.
R
the old money unit of Germany before the euro
Prices were listed in marks before Germany used euros.
translation
to put a sign or line on something to show information; to give scores to student work; to leave a spot or damage that makes something look worse; to show where something is; to celebrate an important event; to be a sign that something new is beginning; to give someone a special quality or character; to tell someone to pay close attention; to stay near an opponent to stop them from getting the ball
a symbol or sign that shows something; a score given for school work; a point for a correct answer; a spot or damage that makes something look less good; a colored spot on an animal or person that helps identify them; a sign that a quality exists; an important level or point that is reached; a type or model of a machine; a temperature level on a gas oven; a cross made instead of a signature by someone who cannot write; a target; the old money unit of Germany before the euro
Word Forms
3rd Present
marks
Past
marked
Perfect
marked
Progressive
marking
Plural
marks