noun🔗Share(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary."The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "propertyareaplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression."The teacher's red mark on the paper showed where the student needed to improve. "marksignappearancecharacterqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(heading) Indicator of position, objective etc."The exam schedule was posted as a mark on the classroom calendar. "markpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(heading) Attention."The teacher wrote "Attention" as a mark on the board before announcing the important news. "communicationsignwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something)."to mark a box or bale of merchandise"markwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something)."See where this pencil has marked the paper."appearancepropertymarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something)."The accident deeply marked her for life, affecting her ability to trust others. "outcomenegativecharactermindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo create an indication of (a location)."She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading."markplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located."A bell marked the end of visiting hours."marksignpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols."In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red."writingcommunicationlanguagesignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo create (a mark) on a surface."The student carefully marked the answer sheet with a pen. "markartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind."The national holiday is marked by fireworks."eventactiontraditioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role)."His courage and energy marked him as a leader."characterpersontypeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class."The teacher marked the students into different groups for the project. "grouporganizationsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose."The teacher marked him for a leadership role in the school play. "actionplanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with."That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling."timeeventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be typical or characteristic of (something)."The noisy arguments mark their family gatherings. "charactersignqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo distinguish (one person or thing from another)."The teacher marked the student's paper to distinguish between correct and incorrect answers. "marksignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of."Mark my words: that boy’s up to no good."actionmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become aware of (something) through the physical senses."The dog barked, and I marked the source of the sound. "sensationphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hold (someone) in one's line of sight."The teacher marked the student who was talking out of turn. "actionmilitarypoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.)."The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests."educationwritingachievementmarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo record that (someone) has a particular status."to mark a student absent."markactionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score."to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game"marknumberstatisticsbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily."The defender marked the opposing player closely, preventing him from easily receiving a pass. "sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick."The soccer player marked the ball, winning a free kick for his team. "sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put a marker in the place of one's ball."The golfer marked the spot where his ball landed. "sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal."The opera singer marked the difficult aria during rehearsal to preserve her voice for the performance. "musicentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz."The jeweler weighed the gold ingot and found it to be 10 marks. "amountvaluebusinesseconomyhistoryfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence."The antique coin was worth one mark. "valueeconomyfinancehistoryunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs."My grandfather used to collect old German marks. "economyfinancehistoryvalueworldessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA coin worth one mark."My grandfather gave me a silver mark as a souvenir from his trip to Germany. "valueeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does."The soldiers marked across the parade ground, their steps even and strong. "militaryactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause someone to walk somewhere."The teacher marked the students to the library to return their books. "directionactionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo go to war; to make military advances."The general led his troops to mark the enemy's territory. "militarywaractionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make steady progress."The student is marking steady progress in her math studies. "achievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have common borders or frontiers"The two countries mark a long, shared border. "geographyareapositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading