📒 to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on something in order to give information about it
- mark something The flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.
- mark A with B Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.
- mark B on A Prices are marked on the goods.
📒 to give marks to students’ work
- I hate marking exam papers.
- I spend at least six hours a week marking.
- If you don't hand your homework in on time, I won't mark it.
📒 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
- A large purple scar marked his cheek.
- The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark.
- The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface.
📒 to show the position of something
- mark something Yellow arrows mark the way.
- The cross marks the spot where the body was found.
- be marked in/with something The route has been marked in red.
📒 to celebrate or officially remember an event that you consider to be important
- a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war
- The event marked a milestone in the hotel's success story.
- Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
📒 to be a sign that something new is going to happen
- This agreement marks the start of a new phase in international relations.
- This speech may mark a change in government policy.
- ‘Lyrical Ballads’ conveniently marks the beginning of nineteenth-century poetry.
📒 to give somebody/something a particular quality or character
- (be) marked by something a life marked by suffering
- The town is still deeply marked by the folk memory of the Depression.
- be marked as something He was marked as an enemy of the poor.
📒 used to tell somebody to pay careful attention to something
- mark something There'll be trouble over this, mark my words.
- mark what, how, etc… You mark what I say, John.
📒 to stay close to an opponent in order to prevent them from getting the ball
- Hughes was marking Taylor.
- Our defence had him closely marked.
📒 to pass the time while you wait for something more interesting
- I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism.
📒 to make marching movements without moving forwards
📒 used to remind somebody of something they should consider in a particular case
- She hasn't had much success yet. Mark you, she tries hard.