Etymology : Middle English, from Late Latin commentum, from Latin, invention, from neuter of commentus, past participle of comminisci to invent, from com- + -minisci ; more at MIND
Pronunciation : kä-"ment
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. remark; explanatory note; explanation; response. make a remark; write an explanatory note; explain. comment\com"ment\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. commented; p. pr. & vb. n. commenting.] [f. commenter, l. commentari to meditate upon, explain, v. intens. of comminisci, commentus, to reflect upon, invent; com- + the root of meminisse to remember, mens mind. see:
mind.] to make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon. a physician to comment on your malady. critics proceed to comment on him. i must translate and comment.comment \com"ment\, v. t. to comment on. [archaic.]comment \com"ment\, n. [cf. of. comment.].
2. a remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse; talk. their lavish comment when her name was named.
3. a note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exposition. all the volumes of philosophy, with all their comments.comment n.
4. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" [syn: remark].
5. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" [syn: commentary].
6. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip, scuttlebutt] v 1: make or write comment to make a comment on [syn: notice, remark, point out] 2: explain or interpret something 3: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases [syn: gloss].
7. To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; often followed by on or upon.
8. To comment on.
9. A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse; talk.
10. A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exposition. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" explain or interpret something make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague".
11. 1. If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or you give an explanation for it. Stratford police refuse to comment on whether anyone has been arrested You really can't comment till you know the facts `I'm always happy with new developments,' he commented Stuart commented that this was very true.
12. A comment is something that you say which expresses your opinion of something or which gives an explanation of it. He made his comments at a news conference in Amsterdam There's been no comment so far from police about the allegations Lady Thatcher, who is abroad, was not available for comment.
13. If an event or situation is a comment on something, it reveals something about that thing, usually something bad. He argues that family problems are typically a comment on some unresolved issues in the family. = reflection.
14. People say `no comment' as a way of refusing to answer a question, usually when it is asked by a journalist. No comment. I don't know anything. W3S2 to express an opinion about someone or something = remark comment on.
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