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mark

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English

Alternative forms

  • marke, merk, marc (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /mɑɹk/
  • (India) IPA(key): /mɑː(ɾ)k/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /mæɹk/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
  • Homophones: Marc, Mark, marque; mock (non-rhotic, father-bother merger)

Etymology 1

From Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Old English mearc (“mark, sign, line of division; standard; boundary, limit, term, border; defined area, district, province”), from Proto-West Germanic *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Compare march.

Noun

mark (plural marks)

  1. (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
    1. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier. [9th–19th c.]
    2. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence. [13th–18th c.]
    3. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. [from 14th c.]
    4. (archaic) A type of small region or principality. [from 18th c.]
    5. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. [from 19th c.]
  2. (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
    1. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something. [from 8th c.]
    2. A characteristic feature. [from 16th c.]
    4. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. [from 9th c.]
    5. A sign or brand on a person. [from 10th c.]
    6. A written character or sign. [from 10th c.]
    7. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc. [from 11th c.]
    8. (obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image. [14th–16th c.]
    9. A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral). [from 15th c.]
    10. A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. [from 19th c.]
  3. (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
    1. A target for shooting at with a projectile. [from 13th c.]
      • , II.1:
        A skilfull archer ought first to know the marke he aimeth at, and then apply his hand, his bow, his string, his arrow and his motion accordingly.
    2. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. [from 14th c.]
    4. (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person. [from 18th c.]
    5. (obsolete) The female genitals. [16th–18th c.]
    6. (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. [from 19th c.]
    7. (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point. [from 19th c.]
    8. A score for a sporting achievement. [from 20th c.]
    9. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
    10. (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures. [from 20th c.]
    11. (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
    12. Limit or standard of action or fact.
    13. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
    14. (archaic) Preeminence; high position.
    15. (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
    16. (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
  4. (heading) Attention.
    1. (archaic) Attention, notice. [from 15th c.]
    2. Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.) [from 16th c.]
    3. (obsolete) Regard; respect.
  5. (professional wrestling slang) Condescending label of a wrestling fan who refuses to believe that pro wrestling is predetermined and/or choreographed.
Synonyms
  • (a particular design or make): Mk (abbreviation), Mk. (abbreviation)
  • (attention, notice): heed, observance; see also Thesaurus:attention
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Bengali: মার্কা (marka)
  • → Cantonese: 嘜 / 唛 (mak1, maak1)
  • → Japanese: マーク (māku)
  • → Korean: 마크 (makeu)
Translations

Verb

mark (third-person singular simple present marks, present participle marking, simple past and past participle marked)

  1. To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
  2. To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
    Synonyms: blemish, scar, scratch, stain
  3. (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
  4. To create an indication of (a location).
  5. To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
    Synonyms: demonstrate, indicate, manifest, reveal, show, signal
  6. To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
    Synonyms: display, show, write
  7. To create (a mark) on a surface.
    Synonyms: draw, trace
  8. To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
    Synonyms: commemorate, solemnize
  9. (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
  10. (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
    Synonyms: classify, mark out
  11. (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
    Synonyms: destine, mark out, target
  12. 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.
    Synonyms: represent, see
  13. To be typical or characteristic of (something).
    Synonyms: characterize, typify
  14. To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
  15. (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
    Synonyms: heed, listen to, look at, observe, watch
  16. (dated) To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.
    Synonyms: hear, note, notice, observe, perceive, see
    • 1881, John Bascom, “Improvements in Language” in The Western: A Journal of Literature, Education, and Art, New Series, Volume 7, No. 6, December, 1881, p. 499,[26]
      […] it is to be remembered that a poor speller is a poor pronouncer. The ear does not mark the sound any more exactly than the eye marks the letters.
  17. To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
  18. (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
    Synonyms: grade, score
  19. To record that (someone) has a particular status.
  20. (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
  22. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
  23. (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
  24. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
  25. (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English mark, from Old English marc (“a denomination of weight (usu. half a pound), mark (money of account)”), from Proto-West Germanic *mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Dutch mark (“mark”), Swedish mark (“a stamped coin”), Icelandic mörk (“a weight, usu. a pound, of silver or gold”). Doublet of markka.

Noun

mark (plural marks)

  1. (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
  2. (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
  3. (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
  4. (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
Synonyms
  • (Spanish unit of mass): marco, Spanish mark
  • (Portuguese unit of mass): marco, Portuguese mark
Derived terms
  • convertible mark
Translations

Etymology 3

From German Mark, from Middle High German marc, marche, marke, from Old High German marc, from Proto-West Germanic *mark (whence etymology 2 via Old English marc). The identical plural is also from German.

Noun

mark (plural mark or marks)

  1. (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
Synonyms
  • Deutschmark, Deutsche Mark, German mark, Reichsmark
Coordinate terms
  • pfennig (1/100 mark)

Etymology 4

An alternative form supposedly easier to pronounce while giving commands.

Verb

mark

  1. (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.

Anagrams

  • Karm

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch markt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mark/

Noun

mark (plural markte or marke)

  1. market

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mark/, [ˈmɑːɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mǫrk (“wilderness”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, marker”), cognate with German Mark f (“border land, marches”).

Noun

mark c (singular definite marken, plural indefinite marker)

  1. field (wide, open space used to grow crops or to hold farm animals)
    Synonym: ager
Declension
See also
  • eng (“meadow, uncultivated open space”)

Further reading

  • “mark,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, marker”), cognate with German Mark f (currency), originally the same word as the previous one.

Noun

mark c (singular definite marken, plural indefinite mark)

  1. (historical) mark (unit of currency, in Denmark from the Middle Ages until 1875, in Germany and Finland until 2002)
  2. (historical) mark (unit of weight, especially of precious metals, equivalent to half a pound or 8 ounces)
Declension
Derived terms
  • finmark
  • D-mark
  • rigsmark

Further reading

  • “mark,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • mark on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
  • Mark (møntenhed) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch marke, from Old Dutch [Term?]. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑrk/
  • Hyphenation: mark
  • Rhymes: -ɑrk

Noun

mark f (plural marken)

  1. (chiefly historical) a march, a mark (border region)

Derived terms

Related terms

Estonian

Etymology 1

From German Marke.

Noun

mark (genitive margi, partitive marki)

  1. mark (a sign or brand)
  2. tally mark
  3. stamp (postage stamp)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun

mark (genitive marga, partitive marka)

  1. mark (currency)
Declension

Faroese

Noun

mark f (genitive singular markar, plural markir)

  1. (kvæði) forest
    Synonyms: mørk, skógur
  2. (in phrases) pasture
    Synonym: hagi
  3. (biblical) field
    Synonym: bøur

Declension

Noun

mark n (genitive singular marks, plural mørk)

  1. sign
    Synonym: merki
  2. border, frontier

Declension

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁk/

Noun

mark m (plural marks)

  1. mark (currency)

Further reading

  • “mark”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar̥k/
  • Rhymes: -ar̥k

Noun

mark n (genitive singular marks, nominative plural mörk)

  1. sign, mark
  2. target, aim, mark
  3. (sports) goal
  4. (numismatics) mark

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • merki

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse maðkr.

Alternative forms

  • makk

Noun

mark m (definite singular marken, indefinite plural marker, definite plural markene)

  1. a worm (invertebrate)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mǫrk.

Noun

mark f or m (definite singular marka or marken, indefinite plural marker, definite plural markene)

  1. land, ground, field
Derived terms

References

  • “mark” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑrk/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mǫrk.

Alternative forms

  • mork (non-standard since 1938)

Noun

mark f (definite singular marka, indefinite plural marker, definite plural markene)

  1. land, field
  2. terrain
  3. ground
  4. (historical) march
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mǫrk.

Alternative forms

  • mork (non-standard since 1938)

Noun

mark f (definite singular marka, indefinite plural merker or (currency) mark, definite plural merker)

  1. a unit of measure equivalent to 250 grams
  2. (numismatics, historical) a mark
    det kosta 50 mark ― it cost 50 marks
    1. any of various European monetary units, including in Finland (1861-1999) and Germany (1948-1999)
    2. (numismatics, historical) an old Norwegian coin
      1. (in the middle ages) a coin worth 8 øre
      2. (19th century) a coin worth 24 shillings or 1/5 taler
        Synonym: ort
  3. (historical) a Norwegian unit used to measure the taxability of property
Usage notes
  • The indefinite plural is usually merker, but in the sense of a unit of currency, mark might be used instead.
Derived terms
  • austmark
  • skyldmark
  • vestmark

Etymology 3

From Old Norse maðkr.

Alternative forms

  • makk

Noun

mark m (definite singular marken, indefinite plural markar, definite plural markane)

  1. a worm (invertebrate)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Old Norse mark n.

Noun

mark n (definite singular market, indefinite plural mark, definite plural marka)

  1. a mark
Derived terms
  • svalemark
Related terms
  • marke

References

  • “mark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • karm, kram

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun

mark f

  1. woodland
  2. field

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: mark

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mark, from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Latin margo (“border, edge”), Old Irish mruig, bruig (“border, march”).

Pronunciation

  • (singular)
    • IPA(key): /mark/
  • (plural)
    • IPA(key): (gambling sense) /ˈmarkɛr/
    • IPA(key): (other senses) /ˈmarˌkɛr/

Noun

mark c

  1. (uncountable) ground (surface of the Earth (or some other planet, etc.), or the area (immediately) beneath it)
    Synonym: (less general) backe
  2. land, ground (area of ground)
    1. soil (land belonging to someone, when idiomatic in English)
    2. territory
      Synonym: (except sometimes less idiomatic) territorium
    3. (often in the plural) land in its natural state, wild land
  3. ground (distance, etc., similar to English – sometimes figuratively)
  4. (historical) mark (currency)
  5. (historical) mark (unit of weight)
  6. (gambling) counter, marker

Declension

Derived terms

  • ta mark (“touch down, hit the ground”)

See also

  • land

References

  • mark in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • mark in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • mark in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • karm, kram

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