different between pertinent vs remark

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern”), from per (“through”) + tenere (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??t?n?nt/

Noun

pertinent (plural pertinents)

1. (Scot's law) A right that attaches to land

Adjective

pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)

1. Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:pertinent

Related terms

• impertinent
• pertain
• pertinence
• pertinency

Translations

Further reading

• pertinent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• pertinent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pertinent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pertinens.

Adjective

pertinent (masculine and feminine plural pertinents)

1. relevant, pertinent

Derived terms

• pertinentment

Related terms

• pertànyer
• pertinença
• pertinència

Further reading

• “pertinent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pertinent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “pertinent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pertinent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pertinens, pertinentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.ti.n??/

Adjective

pertinent (feminine singular pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes)

1. pertinent; relevant
2. judicious; justified

Derived terms

• pertinence

Related terms

• appartenir

Further reading

• “pertinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

pertinent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of pertine?

Romanian

Etymology

From French pertinent.

Adjective

pertinent m or n (feminine singular pertinent?, masculine plural pertinen?i, feminine and neuter plural pertinente)

1. relevant

Declension

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???m??k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???m??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

remark (countable and uncountable, plural remarks)

1. An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
2. An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
   • 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit

     But the journey might have been one of several hours’ duration, without provoking a remark from either; for it was clear that Jonas did not mean to break the silence which prevailed between them, and that it was not, as yet, his dear friend’s cue to tempt them into conversation.

3. A casual observation, comment, or statement
   • 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel

     He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him.

4. (engraving) Alternative form of remarque

Related terms

• counterremark
• remarkable

Translations

Verb

remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)

1. (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
2. (transitive) To express in words or writing; to state; to make a comment

   He remarked that it was getting late.
3. (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of
   • 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:

     When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
   • 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore

     Thou art a man remark'd to taste a mischief.

   • 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes

     His manacles remark him; there he sits.

Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? mark

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??i?m??k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??i??m??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

remark (plural remarks)

1. Alternative spelling of re-mark

Verb

remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)

1. Alternative spelling of re-mark

Further reading

• remark in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• remark in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Kramer, marker