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remark

verb [T]
 
 
/rɪˈmɑːk/ US  /-ˈmɑːrk/

Definition

B2 to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought: [+ (that)] Dr Johnson once remarked (that) "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." [+ that] He remarked that she was looking thin.Expressing and asking opinionsRemarks and remarkingControlling emotionsRemarks and remarkingExpressing and asking opinions
(Definition of remark verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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