to remark or say

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• say a mouthful —    If you make an important or lengthy remark, you say a mouthful.     The customer said a mouthful when he gave the reason for his dissatisfaction …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Remark — Re*mark (r? m?rk ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remarked} ( m?rkt ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remarking}.] [F. remarquer; pref. re re + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin, akin to E. mark. See {Mark}, v. & n.] 1. To mark in a notable manner; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• remark — [ri märk′] vt. [Fr remarquer < re + marquer, to mark < It marcare < marca, a mark < Gmc * marka: see MARK1] 1. to notice; observe; perceive 2. to say or write as an observation or comment 3. Obs. to mark; distinguish; indicate vi. to… …   English World dictionary

• say — vb Say, utter, tell, state are comparable when they mean to put into words. Say often means merely to articulate or pronounce {say the words after me} {the baby has not yet learned to say mama or daddy } or is used in reporting something voiced… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• remark — I noun animadversion, assertion, averment, comment, commentary, declaration, dictum, exclamation, expression, interjection, mention, note, observation, point, pronouncement, recitation, reflection, saying, speech, statement, thought, utterance,… …   Law dictionary

• say — index allege, claim (maintain), comment, communicate, contend (maintain), converse, declare …   Law dictionary

• remark — [n] comment, observation acknowledgment, annotation, assertion, attention, back talk, bon mot*, cognizance, comeback, commentary, conclusion, consideration, crack*, declaration, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition,… …   New thesaurus

• remark — ► VERB 1) say as a comment; mention. 2) regard with attention; notice. ► NOUN 1) a comment. 2) the action of noticing or commenting. ORIGIN French remarquer note again …   English terms dictionary

• say — [v] make declaration add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, break silence*, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap*, gab*, give voice*, guess, imagine, imply …   New thesaurus

• remark — re|mark1 W3S3 [rıˈma:k US a:rk] n 1.) something that you say when you express an opinion or say what you have noticed = ↑comment ▪ The Senator denied making the remark . a sexist/critical/personal etc remark ▪ He was fired for making racist… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• remark — 1 noun 1 (C) something that you say when you express an opinion or say what you have noticed: make/pass a remark: She could hear the other girls making rude remarks about her. 2 (worthy) of remark old use important enough to be noticed: Nothing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English