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{ "term": "mark", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "mark", "heSheIt": "marks" }, "pastSimple": "marked", "pastParticiple": "marked", "ingForm": "marking" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on something in order to give information about it", "sensetop": "mark somethingmark A with Bmark B on Amark somebody/something + adj.mark something as something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.", "contextForm": "mark something" }, { "text": "Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.", "contextForm": "mark A with B" }, { "text": "Prices are marked on the goods.", "contextForm": "mark B on A" }, { "text": "The teacher marked her absent *(= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent)*.", "contextForm": "mark somebody/something + adj." }, { "text": "Why have you marked this wrong?" }, { "text": "Do not open any mail marked ‘Confidential’." }, { "text": "Certain words were marked as important.", "contextForm": "mark something as something" }, { "text": "Sorry, I should have marked that right." }, { "text": "Some of the crates were marked for export." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["clearly", "carefully", "indelibly"], "preposition": ["as", "for", "in"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to give marks to students’ work", "sensetop": "mark (something)", "labels": "(especially British English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I hate marking exam papers." }, { "text": "I spend at least six hours a week marking." }, { "text": "If you don't hand your homework in on time, I won't mark it." } ], "topics": ["Education"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to make a mark on something in a way that damages it or makes it look less good; to become damaged or be made to look less good in this way", "sensetop": "mark (something)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A large purple scar marked his cheek." }, { "text": "The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark." }, { "text": "The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["indelibly", "permanently", "deeply"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to show the position of something", "sensetop": "mark somethingbe marked in/with something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Yellow arrows mark the way.", "contextForm": "mark something" }, { "text": "The cross marks the spot where the body was found." }, { "text": "The route has been marked in red.", "contextForm": "be marked in/with something" }, { "text": "The boundary was marked with a dotted line." }, { "text": "All buildings are marked on the map." }, { "text": "My room was clearly marked on the plan." }, { "text": "She carefully marked where the screws were to go." } ], "synonyms": "indicate" }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to celebrate or officially remember an event that you consider to be important", "sensetop": "mark something", "examples": [ { "text": "a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war" }, { "text": "The event **marked a milestone** in the hotel's success story." }, { "text": "Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony." }, { "text": "The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginning of commitment to another through marriage." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["effectively", "officially", "publicly"], "verb + mark": ["appear to", "seem to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to be a sign that something new is going to happen", "sensetop": "mark something", "examples": [ { "text": "This agreement **marks the start** of a new phase in international relations." }, { "text": "This speech may **mark a change in** government policy." }, { "text": "‘Lyrical Ballads’ conveniently marks the beginning of nineteenth-century poetry." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["effectively", "officially", "publicly"], "verb + mark": ["appear to", "seem to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to give somebody/something a particular quality or character", "sensetop": "(be) marked by somethingbe marked as somethingmark something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "a life marked by suffering", "contextForm": "(be) marked by something" }, { "text": "The town is still deeply marked by the folk memory of the Depression." }, { "text": "He was marked as an enemy of the poor.", "contextForm": "be marked as something" }, { "text": "Christianity has indelibly marked the culture and consciousness of Europe.", "contextForm": "mark something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["indelibly", "permanently", "deeply"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "used to tell somebody to pay careful attention to something", "sensetop": "mark somethingmark what, how, etc…", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "There'll be trouble over this, **mark my words**.", "contextForm": "mark something" }, { "text": "You mark what I say, John.", "contextForm": "mark what, how, etc…" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to stay close to an opponent in order to prevent them from getting the ball", "sensetop": "mark somebody", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "Hughes was marking Taylor." }, { "text": "Our defence had him closely marked." } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to pass the time while you wait for something more interesting", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to make marching movements without moving forwards", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to remind somebody of something they should consider in a particular case", "labels": "(especially British English, old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She hasn't had much success yet. Mark you, she tries hard." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/mɑːk/", "audio": "ma/mark/mark__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɑːks/", "audio": "ma/mark/marks__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɑːkt/", "audio": "ma/mark/marked__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/", "audio": "ma/mark/marking__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/mɑːrk/", "audio": "ma/mark/mark__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɑːrks/", "audio": "ma/mark/marks__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɑːrkt/", "audio": "ma/mark/marked__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/", "audio": "ma/mark/marking__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "verb Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’." }