NOUN | communication | comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information |
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communication | comment, commentary | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | |
communication | comment, gossip, scuttlebutt | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people | |
VERB | communication | comment, notice, remark, point out | make or write a comment on |
communication | comment | explain or interpret something | |
communication | comment, gloss, annotate | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases |
Sounds | kaa'mehnt | |
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Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... |
Meaning | A written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material. | |
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Example | "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" | |
Synonym | commentary | |
Narrower | Midrash | (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text |
note, annotation, notation | A comment or instruction (usually added) | |
Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | comentario, comento | |
Catalan | comentari | |
Verbs | comment | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases |
comment | explain or interpret something | |
commentate | make a commentary on |
Meaning | A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people. | |
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Synonyms | gossip, scuttlebutt | |
Narrower | earful | An outpouring of gossip |
grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth | gossip spread by spoken communication | |
rumor, rumour, hearsay | gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth | |
scandal, dirt, malicious gossip | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people | |
talk, talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor | |
Broader | report, account | The act of informing by verbal / verbal / verbal report |
Spanish | bochinche, brete, chambre, chimento, chirmol, chisme, chismorreo, cocoa, copucha, cotilleo, cuecho, mitote, murmuración, vinazo | |
Catalan | comentari |
Meaning | make or write a comment on. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "he commented the paper of his colleague" | |
Synonyms | notice, remark, point out | |
Narrower | kibitz, kibbitz | make unwanted and intrusive comments |
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with | |
wisecrack | make a comment, usually ironic | |
Broader | note, observe, mention, remark | make mention of |
Spanish | apuntar, comentar, hacer notar, indicar, mencionar, notar, observar, remarcar, señalar | |
Catalan | comentar | |
Nouns | comment | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information |
commentary | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material |
Meaning | explain or interpret something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Narrower | disk-jockey, disc-jockey, DJ | Comment on music to be played |
second-guess | Evaluate or criticize with hindsight | |
Broader | explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible |
Spanish | comentar | |
Catalan | comentar | |
Nouns | comment | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material |
Meaning | Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | gloss, annotate | |
Broader | rede, interpret | Give an interpretation or explanation to |
Spanish | comentar, glosar | |
Catalan | comentar, glossar | |
Nouns | comment | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material |
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