{
    "term": "mark",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "mark",
            "heSheIt": "marks"
        },
        "pastSimple": "marked",
        "pastParticiple": "marked",
        "ingForm": "marking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to write or draw a symbol, line, etc. on something in order to give information about it",
            "sensetop": "mark somethingmark A with Bmark B on Amark somebody/something + adj.mark something as something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.",
                    "contextForm": "mark something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.",
                    "contextForm": "mark A with B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prices are marked on the goods.",
                    "contextForm": "mark B on A"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The teacher marked her absent *(= made a mark by her name to show that she was absent)*.",
                    "contextForm": "mark somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why have you marked this wrong?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do not open any mail marked ‘Confidential’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Certain words were marked as important.",
                    "contextForm": "mark something as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sorry, I should have marked that right."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of the crates were marked for export."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["clearly", "carefully", "indelibly"],
                "preposition": ["as", "for", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to give marks to students’ work",
            "sensetop": "mark (something)",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hate marking exam papers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I spend at least six hours a week marking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you don't hand your homework in on time, I won't mark it."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make a mark on something in a way that damages it or makes it look less good; to become damaged or be made to look less good in this way",
            "sensetop": "mark (something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A large purple scar marked his cheek."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["indelibly", "permanently", "deeply"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to show the position of something",
            "sensetop": "mark somethingbe marked in/with something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Yellow arrows mark the way.",
                    "contextForm": "mark something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cross marks the spot where the body was found."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The route has been marked in red.",
                    "contextForm": "be marked in/with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boundary was marked with a dotted line."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All buildings are marked on the map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My room was clearly marked on the plan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She carefully marked where the screws were to go."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "indicate"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to celebrate or officially remember an event that you consider to be important",
            "sensetop": "mark something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The event **marked a milestone** in the hotel's success story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Members of the club officially marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginning of commitment to another through marriage."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["effectively", "officially", "publicly"],
                "verb + mark": ["appear to", "seem to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to be a sign that something new is going to happen",
            "sensetop": "mark something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This agreement **marks the start** of a new phase in international relations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This speech may **mark a change in** government policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Lyrical Ballads’ conveniently marks the beginning of nineteenth-century poetry."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["effectively", "officially", "publicly"],
                "verb + mark": ["appear to", "seem to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to give somebody/something a particular quality or character",
            "sensetop": "(be) marked by somethingbe marked as somethingmark something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a life marked by suffering",
                    "contextForm": "(be) marked by something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town is still deeply marked by the folk memory of the Depression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was marked as an enemy of the poor.",
                    "contextForm": "be marked as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Christianity has indelibly marked the culture and consciousness of Europe.",
                    "contextForm": "mark something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["indelibly", "permanently", "deeply"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to pay careful attention to something",
            "sensetop": "mark somethingmark what, how, etc…",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There'll be trouble over this, **mark my words**.",
                    "contextForm": "mark something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You mark what I say, John.",
                    "contextForm": "mark what, how, etc…"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to stay close to an opponent in order to prevent them from getting the ball",
            "sensetop": "mark somebody",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hughes was marking Taylor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our defence had him closely marked."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to pass the time while you wait for something more interesting",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make marching movements without moving forwards",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to remind somebody of something they should consider in a particular case",
            "labels": "(especially British English, old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She hasn't had much success yet. Mark you, she tries hard."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɑːk/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/mark__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɑːks/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/marks__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɑːkt/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/marked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/marking__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɑːrk/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/mark__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɑːrks/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/marks__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɑːrkt/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/marked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ma/mark/marking__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’."
}