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mark

 
 
/mɑːk/ noun

Translation

AREA [C] an area of dirt, damage, etc that is left on something
iz, leke, işaret
You've got a black mark on your nose. He's left dirtymarks all over the carpet.843
SCORE [C] a number or letter that is written on a piece of work, saying how good the work is
not, puan
She always gets good marks in English.2012
LEVEL [no plural] a particular level, degree, distance, etc
seviye, düzey, mesafe
They've just passed the 5000m mark. Interest rates are somewhere around the seven percent mark.14001887
a mark of sth a sign or proof that something exists
işaret, iz, belirti, gösterge
a mark of genius There was a minute's silence everywhere as a mark of respect.19811906
leave/make your mark to do something that makes you successful or makes people notice you
iz bırakmak, damgasını vurmak
1848
On your marks. Get set. Go! something that you say to start a running race
koşu yarışına başlama işareti
4101474
be wide of the mark to not be correct or accurate
doğru olmaktan çok uzak olmak; doğrunun yanından bile geçmemek
1901
→ See also punctuation mark → See also quotation marks
(Definition of mark noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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