Meaning of "comment" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMENT

From Latin commentum invention, from comminiscī to contrive, related to mens mind.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMENT

comment  [ˈkɒmɛnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMENT

Comment is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb comment in English.

WHAT DOES COMMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comment

A comment is generally a verbal or written remark often related to an added piece of information, or an observation or statement. These are usually marked with an abbreviation, such as "obs." or "N.B." Comment may refer to...

Definition of comment in the English dictionary

The first definition of comment in the dictionary is a remark, criticism, or observation. Other definition of comment is talk or gossip. Comment is also a note explaining or criticizing a passage in a text.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMMENT

PRESENT

Present

I comment

you comment

he/she/it comments

we comment

you comment

they comment

Present continuous

I am commenting

you are commenting

he/she/it is commenting

we are commenting

you are commenting

they are commenting

Present perfect

I have commented

you have commented

he/she/it has commented

we have commented

you have commented

they have commented

Present perfect continuous

I have been commenting

you have been commenting

he/she/it has been commenting

we have been commenting

you have been commenting

they have been commenting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I commented

you commented

he/she/it commented

we commented

you commented

they commented

Past continuous

I was commenting

you were commenting

he/she/it was commenting

we were commenting

you were commenting

they were commenting

Past perfect

I had commented

you had commented

he/she/it had commented

we had commented

you had commented

they had commented

Past perfect continuous

I had been commenting

you had been commenting

he/she/it had been commenting

we had been commenting

you had been commenting

they had been commenting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will comment

you will comment

he/she/it will comment

we will comment

you will comment

they will comment

Future continuous

I will be commenting

you will be commenting

he/she/it will be commenting

we will be commenting

you will be commenting

they will be commenting

Future perfect

I will have commented

you will have commented

he/she/it will have commented

we will have commented

you will have commented

they will have commented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been commenting

you will have been commenting

he/she/it will have been commenting

we will have been commenting

you will have been commenting

they will have been commenting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would comment

you would comment

he/she/it would comment

we would comment

you would comment

they would comment

Conditional continuous

I would be commenting

you would be commenting

he/she/it would be commenting

we would be commenting

you would be commenting

they would be commenting

Conditional perfect

I would have comment

you would have comment

he/she/it would have comment

we would have comment

you would have comment

they would have comment

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been commenting

you would have been commenting

he/she/it would have been commenting

we would have been commenting

you would have been commenting

they would have been commenting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you comment
we let´s comment
you comment

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to comment

Past participle

commented

Present Participle

commenting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COMMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «comment» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of comment

animadversion · animadvert · annotation · commentary · criticism · debate · deliberation · discourse · discuss · discussion · elucidate · elucidation · explain · explanation · exposition · illustration · interpose · mention · note · observation · observe · opine · point out · remark · say · statement · talk · talk about · utter

TRANSLATION OF COMMENT

Find out the translation of comment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of comment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comment» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 注释
• Translator English - Spanish: comentario
• English: comment
• Translator English - Hindi: टिप्पणी
• Translator English - Arabic: تَعْلِيق
• Translator English - Russian: комментарий
• Translator English - Portuguese: comentário
• Translator English - Bengali: মন্তব্য
• Translator English - French: commentaire
• Translator English - Malay: Komen
• Translator English - German: Kommentar
• Translator English - Japanese: 論評
• Translator English - Korean: 논평
• Translator English - Javanese: Komentar
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lời bình luận
• Translator English - Tamil: கருத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: टिप्पणी
• Translator English - Turkish: yorum Yap
• Translator English - Italian: commento
• Translator English - Polish: komentarz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: коментар
• Translator English - Romanian: comentariu
• Translator English - Greek: σχόλιο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kommentaar
• Translator English - Swedish: kommentar
• Translator English - Norwegian: kommentar

10 QUOTES WITH «COMMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word comment.

1

Christina Aguilera

I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.

2

Tim Allen

Never comment on a woman's rear end. Never use the words 'large' or 'size' with 'rear end.' Never. Avoid the area altogether. Trust me.

3

Alec Baldwin

I think my exact comment was that if Bush won it would be a good time to leave the United States. I'm not necessarily going to leave the United States.

4

Roseanne Barr

I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling of hope it gives me to think that today will be different from yesterday, that I will find an interesting comment or poke or video, and on the extremely rare occasion when that happens, I am just thrilled.

5

Todd Barry

I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right.

6

Charlotte Bunch

I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod.

7

Shelley Moore Capito

Being a good listener is more than just being quiet. It's reflecting back on what you're hearing. It's processing the information to formulate a question, a comment or a speech.

8

Jessie Cave

You can tell a person's morale from their Twitter feed. I like that; it's so honest. And I like being able to follow people who I respect and admire, and the possibility of them seeing my comment about them.

9

Prince Charles

We would never comment on private correspondence.

10

Richard Cobden

A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMENT»

Discover the use of comment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Comment C'est

This book contains the English and French texts and a complete record of the genesis of each. Besides Comment C'est How It Is, O'Reilly has included L'Image and an excerpt from Comment C'est that was published later in another volume.

Samuel Beckett, Edouard Magessa O'Reilly, 2001

The Panorama

This lavishly illustrated book examines the wide variety of panoramas in both the Old and New Worlds.

Bernard Comment, 1999

God and Golem, Inc: A Comment on Certain Points where ...

In this section of the book, Dr. Wiener considers systems involving elements of man "and" machine. The book is written for the intellectually alert public and does not involve any highly technical knowledge.

Norbert Wiener, 1964

Syntactic Aspects of Topic and Comment

The book focuses on the syntactic behavior of argument noun phrases depending on their discourse status.

André Meinunger, 2000

The Lennon Companion: Twenty-five Years of Comment

In a collection of more than fifty articles, the music, myth, and mystique of John Lennon's complex life are examined by notable writers such as Gloria Steinem, Tom Wolfe, Martin Amis, Pauline Kael, and Philip Larkin.

Elizabeth Thomson, David Gutman, 1987

Mieux Écrire en Français: Manuel de Composition Et Guide ...

2 Comment couper les mots à la fin d'une ligne 2.1 Syllabation. Les syllabes se déterminent différemment en anglais et en français. Comparez : Anglais : Français : in.di.vid.u.al in.di.vi .duel dec.o.ra.tion dé.co.ra.tion ter. ri. to. ri. al ter.ri. to.rial ...

Michèle R. Morris, 1988

Cash for Comment: The Seduction of Journo Culture

Volume three in the 'media.culture' series edited by McKenzie Wark. Originated as a Master's thesis. Exploration of the 1999 'cash for comment' scandal uncovered by ABC TV's 'Media Watch' and its impact on the myth of quality journalism.

Rob Johnson, 2000

CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments

Developed through 20 years of experience in auditing practice for clients in a broad spectrum of industries and up-to-date through SAS-112, the CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments provides literally hundreds of management comment ...

Bert L. Swain, 2007

The Comment Clause in English: Syntactic Origins and ...

Although English comment clauses such as I think and you know have been widely studied, this book constitutes the first full-length diachronic treatment, focusing on comment clauses formed with common verbs of perception and cognition in a ...

Laurel J. Brinton, 2008

Writings on Wright: Selected Comment on Frank Lloyd Wright

In this book Allen Brooks has produced biography and architectural history by the unorthodox method of weaving many voices together into a single fabric. The focus is on the reality and myth of Frank Lloyd Wright.

H. Allen Brooks, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comment is used in the context of the following news items.

Geoff Boycott's smacking comment on BBC Test Match Special cleared

Boycott, the former England and Yorkshire cricketer, made the comment during an exchange with his fellow TMS commentator Henry Blofeld ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Charities must stop punishing generosity

Day two of our exposé of the ruthless methods of charity fundraisers, and today the Mail highlights the impotent regulatory system and legal ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

WATCH: No comment on "Marry out, Get out" question

As for the controversial issue on the so-called "marry out, get out" law in Kahnawake, neither candidate would comment on whether the federal ... «CJAD, Jul 15»

Comment Of The Day: Hallowed Be Thy Wrangler Edition

Even the sinners, disbelievers, Mercedes F1 fans and other horrible people agree: Pope Francis is a cool dude. The coolest, some might say. «Jalopnik, Jul 15»

Ray Martin slammed over Q&A comment

GOVERNMENT backbencher James McGrath has accused veteran reporter Ray Martin of bias in favour of the ABC and called on him to quit ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»

Comment: It's stop–start yet again at M&S

THOSE who held off from hailing a turnaround at Marks & Spencer last May when the retailer unveiled its first annual profits increase in four ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»

COMPANY COMMENT: Greek crisis; Advisian

WHO will bear the losses if Greece drops the euro, asks the Financial Times's Lex column. While its economy is small in eurozone terms, ... «BDlive, Jul 15»

Comment: If the Labor Left can't get boat turn backs right, then why …

At a meeting in Sydney over the weekend Labor's left faction was unable to finalise a position on asylum seeker boat turn backs to take to the ... «SBS, Jul 15»

Montana Medicaid expansion proposal now open for public comment

The public will have 60 days to comment on the draft waiver requests. The state will then submit the requests to the U.S. Center for Medicare ... «KRTV Great Falls News, Jul 15»

Vyapam scam a silly issue, PM Modi need not comment: Law …

Udaipur: In remarks which could trigger controversy, Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday termed the Vyapam scam as a "silly ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»