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verb
1 HAPPEN [T] If an event marks the beginning, end, etc of something, it causes it, or happens at the same time as it.
His death marks the end of an era in television.

2 CELEBRATE [T] If you mark an occasion, you do something to celebrate it.
They've declared Tuesday a national holiday to mark the 10th anniversary of Independence.

3 SHOW A PLACE [T] to show where something is by drawing or putting something somewhere
I've marked my street on the map for you.

4 GIVE RESULTS [I,T] to check a piece of work or an exam, showing mistakes and giving a letter or number to say how good it is
to mark essays

5 DIRTY [T] to leave an area of dirt on something

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