- comment
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ brief▪ fair▪
What she said was fair comment. (BrE)
▪What she said was a fair comment. (BrE, AmE)
▪ favourable/favorable, nice, positive▪ adverse, derogatory, disparaging, negative, unfavourable/unfavorable▪ critical▪Highly critical comments have been made about the conduct of some politicians.
▪a book with critical comment on the various strands of feminism
▪ hostile, snarky (AmE, informal), snide, unfair▪ caustic, scathing▪ rude, sardonic, smart-ass (AmE, informal), stupid▪ ironic, sarcastic, wry▪ witty▪ constructive, helpful, useful, valuable▪ incisive, insightful, interesting, perceptive, shrewd▪ cryptic▪ uninformed (esp. BrE)▪ general▪ detailed▪ casual, offhand, off-the-cuff, passing, throwaway▪He made a few casual comments to her about her hair and now she's chopped it all off!
▪This idea deserves more than passing comment.
▪ editorial, official, personal, press, public▪Editorial comment in the press tended to support the government in this matter.
▪ written▪ political, social▪Her novels were a vehicle for shrewd social comment.
▪ sad▪The attack is a sad comment on the public's understanding of mental illness.
VERB + COMMENT▪ have, make, pass▪If you have any comments, please send them to the above address.
▪She made a cryptic comment about how the movie mirrored her life.
▪I would prefer not to pass comment before I have more information on the case.
▪ give, offer▪ add, leave, post (= on the Internet), send, submit, write▪Feel free to post your comments if you have any.
▪ read▪ hear▪ attract, cause, draw, elicit, excite▪The article attracted much adverse comment.
▪ appreciate, invite, seek, welcome▪The school has invited comments from parents about the new curriculum.
▪ get, receive▪We have received many helpful comments from fellow-sufferers.
▪ decline (AmE)▪KPJ officials declined comment.
▪ disregard, ignore▪ direct▪She directed all her comments at Steve.
PREPOSITION▪ without comment▪She accepted his diagnosis without comment.
▪ comment about, comment on▪a general comment on the weather
▪ comment from▪We welcome comments from readers.
PHRASES▪ be available for comment, be unavailable for comment▪The spokesman was not available for comment last night.
▪ no comment▪When asked about the allegations, the chairman replied ‘no comment’.
▪ a source of comment▪His visits were the source of much comment.
▪ questions and comments▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Viewers are encouraged to phone in questions and comments.
verbADVERB▪ favourably/favorably▪ adversely (esp. BrE), critically, unfavourably/unfavorably▪ bitterly, sarcastically▪ drily, wryly▪ quietly, softly▪ publiclyVERB + COMMENT▪ decline to, refuse to▪The president refused to comment on the affair.
PREPOSITION▪ about▪People were commenting about her abilities.
▪ on▪He refused to comment on the proposals.
▪ to▪She commented to me that she liked it.
Comment is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑report
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
