- mark
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 spot/lineADJECTIVE▪ dirty, grubby▪ visible▪ distinguishing, identifying▪
Does he have any distinguishing marks?
▪ chalk, pencil▪ finger (usually fingermark), scuff, skid, tyre/tire▪ bite, burn, claw, puncture, scorch, scratch, slash, stretch, tooth▪There were two small puncture marks on her arm.
VERB + MARK▪ get▪How did you get that mark on your shirt?
▪ leave, make▪The dirty water left a mark around the side of the bathtub.
▪ get off, get out, remove▪I can't get the children's dirty fingermarks off the wall.
MARK + VERB▪ come off, come out▪These greasy marks just won't come out.
PREPOSITION▪ mark on▪There were grubby marks on the wall.
2 sign of a quality/feelingADJECTIVE▪ deep, indelible, permanent▪The experience left a deep mark on her memory.
▪ real▪the real mark of a master craftsman
VERB + MARK▪ bear, have▪ leavePREPOSITION▪ mark of▪Such thoughtfulness is the mark of a true gentleman.
PHRASES▪ as a mark of respect, make your mark (= have an impact)▪Women are continuing to make their mark in business.
3 (esp. BrE) used to show the standard of sb's workADJECTIVE▪ good, high▪ bad, low, poor▪ full▪I got full marks for my homework.
▪ top▪ pass (BrE)▪What's the pass mark in chemistry?
▪ total▪ averageVERB + MARK▪ get, receive▪ deserve▪The festival organizers deserve high marks. (figurative)
▪ give sb▪ deduct▪Marks are deducted for incorrect spelling.
▪ gain▪ losePREPOSITION▪ mark for▪You get two marks for each correct answer.
▪a good mark for geography
▪ mark out of▪How many marks out of ten would you give it?
4 level of sthADJECTIVE▪ halfway▪We've reached the halfway mark in the show.
▪ tide (usually tidemark)▪ high-tide, low-tide▪ high-water, low-water▪ $10 million, £2 billion, 30-minute, etc.▪Spending has now reached the $1 million mark.
▪By the film's 30-minute mark, most of the audience have lost the plot.
VERB + MARK▪ set▪ approach, near▪Their relationship was approaching the two-year mark.
▪ reach▪ break, pass, surpass▪This year's sales figures have already passed the mark set last year.
▪ fall short ofPREPOSITION▪ above the mark, below the mark▪ around the mark▪around the $500 mark
▪ at a/the mark▪The river was at its low-water mark.
▪ up to the mark (= as good as sb/sth should be)▪Your grammar is not quite up to the mark.
5 targetADJECTIVE▪ easyVERB + MARK▪ find, hit▪The shot found its mark.
▪ miss, overshootPHRASES▪ wide of the mark (figurative)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Shock tactics often fall wide of their mark.
verb1 write/draw sthADVERB▪ clearly▪My room was clearly marked on the plan.
▪ carefully▪She carefully marked where the screws were to go.
▪ indelibly, permanentlyPREPOSITION▪ as▪Certain words were marked as important.
▪ for▪Some of the crates were marked for export.
▪ in▪Mark the position of all the building sites in black.
▪ on▪All buildings are marked on the map.
▪ with▪The boundary was marked with a dotted line.
2 affect sb/sthADVERB▪ indelibly, permanently▪Christianity has indelibly marked the culture and consciousness of Europe.
▪ deeply▪The town is still deeply marked by the memory of the Depression.
3 be a sign of sthADVERB▪ effectively▪ officially▪Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
▪ publicly▪The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginning of commitment to another through marriage.
VERB + MARK▪ appear to, seem to▪This speech appears to mark a change in government policy.
Mark is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arrow, ↑ceremony, ↑festival, ↑line, ↑march, ↑plaque, ↑sign, ↑yearMark is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anniversary, ↑appearance, ↑arrival, ↑ballot, ↑beginning, ↑birthday, ↑border, ↑boundary, ↑box, ↑centenary, ↑climax, ↑completion, ↑culmination, ↑dawn, ↑death, ↑departure, ↑difference, ↑disapproval, ↑edge, ↑emergence, ↑end, ↑entrance, ↑envelope, ↑epoch, ↑era, ↑event, ↑exam, ↑grave, ↑homework, ↑inauguration, ↑launch, ↑line, ↑milestone, ↑occasion, ↑onset, ↑opening, ↑paper, ↑passage, ↑passing, ↑perimeter, ↑period, ↑phase, ↑place, ↑progress, ↑retirement, ↑return, ↑reversal, ↑shift, ↑spot, ↑stage, ↑start, ↑stress, ↑territory, ↑test, ↑transition, ↑turn, ↑turning point, ↑watershed
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
