comment
1. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information (Freq. 24)
- from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
• Syn:
remark, input
• Derivationally related forms:
commentate, remark (for: remark)
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Hyponyms:
ad-lib, courtesy, gambit, ploy, obiter dictum,
passing comment, mention, reference, observation, reflection, reflexion,
rib, wisecrack, crack, sally, quip, shot,
shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe,
conversation stopper, stopper, platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace,
bromide, zinger
2. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material (Freq. 6)
- he wrote an extended comment on the proposal
• Syn:
commentary
• Derivationally related forms:
comment (for: commentary), commentate (for: commentary), commentate
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Hyponyms:
Midrash, note, annotation, notation
3. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- the divorce caused much gossip
• Syn:
gossip, scuttlebutt
• Derivationally related forms:
gossip (for: gossip)
• Hypernyms:
report, account
• Hyponyms:
earful, rumor, rumour, hearsay, grapevine,
grapevine, word of mouth, scandal, dirt, malicious gossip,
talk, talk of the town
1. make or write a comment on (Freq. 23)
- he commented the paper of his colleague
• Syn:
notice, remark, point out
• Derivationally related forms:
remark (for: remark), notice (for: notice), commentary
• Hypernyms:
note, observe, mention, remark
• Hyponyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart, wisecrack,
kibitz, kibbitz
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. explain or interpret something (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
explain, explicate
• Hyponyms:
second-guess, disk-jockey, disc-jockey, DJ
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
- He annotated on what his teacher had written
• Syn:
gloss, annotate
• Derivationally related forms:
note (for: annotate), gloss (for: gloss)
• Hypernyms:
rede, interpret
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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