Like the rings on a tree that mark the years, some measures remain, resulting in a gradual buildup of security.Put the lid on your pen so it doesn't mark the tablecloth.The church marks the spot where St Peter died.A firework display was organized to mark the Queen's birthday.I'll just mark the one I want in the catalog.Two shiny bronze plaques marked the former entrance to the palace.It marked the end of the possibility of an attitude of withdrawal for the papacy.This year marks the company's 50th anniversary.A barbed wire fence marks the boundary between the two communities.The celebration marked the 100th anniversary of the staging of the modern Olympic Games.
Michael gave us a map of the city and marked some places of interest to visit.Mrs Parry, have you marked our tests yet?.He put a slip of paper in his book to mark his page.The examiners who marked her A-level paper were very lenient and gave her a pass.For a moment there came flickering into his mind the memory of a list - nine names marked for death.It is a potentially fatal illness, marked by internal bleeding.
The Gingrich investigation lasted two years and was marked by extraordinary partisan wrangling. The meeting was marked by bitter exchanges between the two sides. This time it was to mark a milestone in the history of exploration. The album marks a change in Young's musical style. The success rates for two tasks differing only in the lengths of the rod shown is again marked. 9 sport especially British English DS to stay close to a player of the opposite team during a game SYN guard American English 10 → be marking time 11 → mark time 12 → (you) mark my words! 13 → mark you → marked → mark somebody/something ↔ down → mark somebody/something down as something → mark somebody/something ↔ off → mark somebody/something ↔ out → mark something ↔ up → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus mark 8 student’s work especially British English RESULT/GRADE to read a piece of written work and put a number or letter on it to show how good it is SYN grade American English I’ve got a pile of exam papers to mark. Grammar Mark is usually passive in this meaning. 7 quality/feature TYPICAL if something is marked by a particular quality or feature, it is a typical or important part of that thing SYN characterize The villages of East Anglia are marked by beautiful churches with fine towers. The move seemed to mark a major change in government policy. 6 show a change SHOW/LET somebody SEE something to be a sign of an important change or an important stage in the development of something Her latest novel marks a turning point in her development as a writer. 5 year/month/week if a particular year, month, or week marks an important event, the event happened on that date during a previous year This week marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Priestley. She placed a bookmark between the pages to mark her place. mark something with something Troop positions were marked with colored pins. He had marked the route on the map in red. 4 show position SHOW/LET somebody SEE something to show where something is A simple wooden cross marked her grave. Mrs Lawson was presented with a gold watch to mark the occasion. 3 celebrate CELEBRATE to celebrate an important event celebrations to mark Australia Day mark something with something Carter’s 90th birthday will be marked with a large party at the Savoy Hotel. The table marks easily, so please be careful. The disease had marked her face for life. 2 damage MARK to make a mark on something in a way that spoils its appearance or damages it, or to become spoiled in this way Take off your shoes so you don’t mark the floor. All school uniform should be clearly marked with the child’s name. mark something personal/fragile/urgent etc a document marked ‘confidential’ mark somebody present/absent (=write on an official list that someone is there or not there, especially in school ) Any student who is more than 20 minutes late for class will be marked absent. mark something on something Peter marked his name on the first page. mark something with something When you’re done, put your sheet in the envelope marked with your name. S2 W2 verb 1 write on something WRITE to write or draw on something, so that someone will notice what you have written I’ve marked the pages you need to look at. Markedly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Sport mark mark 1 / mɑːk $ mɑːrk /
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