- A written note intended as an explanation, illustration, or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; an annotation.
- A series of annotations or explanations.
- A statement of fact or opinion, especially a remark that expresses a personal reaction or attitude.
- An implied conclusion or judgment: a novel that is a comment on contemporary lawlessness.
- Talk; gossip: a divorce that caused much comment.
- Computer Science. A string of text in a program that does not function in the program itself but is used by the programmer to explain instructions.
- Linguistics. The part of a sentence that provides new information about the topic. Also called rheme.
v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments. v.intr.
- To make a comment; remark.
- To serve as a judgmental commentary: “Her demise comments on [the Upper East Side's] entire way of life” (Mark Muro).
To make comments on; annotate.
[Middle English, from Late Latin commentum, interpretation, from Latin, contrivance, from neuter past participle of comminīscī, to devise.]
SYNONYMS comment, observation, remark. These nouns denote an expression of fact, opinion, or explanation: made an unpleasant comment about my friend; a casual observation about the movie; an offensive personal remark.
