noun Download 🔗Share (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary. Examples : "The farmer carefully placed the fence posts to show the marks of his property, preventing his cows from wandering onto the neighbor's land. " "The old stone wall still marks the boundary between our property and the neighbor's field. " property area place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression. Examples : "The muddy paw prints left by the dog were clear marks on the clean floor. " appearance character sign mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc. Examples : "The marks on the map showed us where to turn to find the treasure. " mark position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (heading) Attention. Examples : "Marks: The teacher wrote "Marks:" at the top of the test before giving instructions. " sign communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something). Examples : "to mark a box or bale of merchandise" writing mark sign action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something). Examples : "See where this pencil has marked the paper." mark appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something). Examples : "The accident still marks him, even years later. " negative emotion character suffering mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To create an indication of (a location). Examples : "She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading." mark place sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located. Examples : "A bell marked the end of visiting hours." mark sign point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols. Examples : "In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red." writing sign language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To create (a mark) on a surface. Examples : "The toddler marks the wall with crayons. " mark writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind. Examples : "The national holiday is marked by fireworks." event action tradition culture achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role). Examples : "His courage and energy marked him as a leader." character person type Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class. Examples : "The teacher marks students absent if they are not in class when the bell rings. " group organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose. Examples : "The company marks her for a leadership role because of her strong performance and dedication. " action plan Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To 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. Examples : "That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling." time event point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be typical or characteristic of (something). Examples : "That persistent cough marks the beginning of his annual winter cold. " character sign aspect quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To distinguish (one person or thing from another). Examples : "The red ribbon marks her as the winner of the race. " mark sign language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of. Examples : "Mark my words: that boy’s up to no good." attitude mind action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become aware of (something) through the physical senses. Examples : "The dog marks the stranger's scent at the edge of the yard. " sensation physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold (someone) in one's line of sight. Examples : "The hawk, circling above, marks the rabbit moving through the tall grass. " action military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.). Examples : "The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests." education achievement job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To record that (someone) has a particular status. Examples : "to mark a student absent." sign communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score. Examples : "to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game" number business achievement statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily. Examples : "The defender closely marks the opposing forward, staying between him and the ball to stop a pass. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. Examples : "The player marks the high kick deep in his own territory, earning his team a free kick. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put a marker in the place of one's ball. Examples : "On the green, she carefully marks her ball before lifting it to clean it. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal. Examples : ""The lead singer marks her part during the afternoon rehearsal, saving her full voice for the evening performance." " music entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz. Examples : "The goldsmith weighed the ingot using a traditional mark, finding it was 12 marks in weight. " value amount unit business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence. Examples : ""In medieval England, a skilled craftsman might earn several marks for building a sturdy cart." " economy finance history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs. Examples : "Before the euro, many Germans saved their marks in bank accounts. " world economy finance history unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coin worth one mark. Examples : ""He collected old German marks, hoping they would be worth more someday." " value economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading