comment

UK: /ˈkɒmɛnt/ US: /ˈkɑmɛnt/ ,(kom′ent)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•ment /ˈkɑmɛnt/   n. 

1. [countable] a remark, observation, or criticism:
   a comment about the weather.
2. [uncountable] gossip;
   talk:
   His absence gave rise to comment.
3. [countable] a criticism or interpretation about a state of affairs:
   The play is a comment on modern society.

v. 

4. to make remarks, observations, or criticisms: [~ (+ on + object)]
   The president refused to comment (on that issue).
   [used with quotations]
   "I never dress like that,'' she commented.

Idioms

5. no comment, [uncountable] (used when the speaker wishes to say nothing in response to a question).

com•ment•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•ment  (kom′ent), n. 

1. a remark, observation, or criticism:
   a comment about the weather.
2. gossip;
   talk:
   His frequent absences gave rise to comment.
3. a criticism or interpretation, often by implication or suggestion:
   The play is a comment on modern society.
4. a note in explanation, expansion, or criticism of a passage in a book, article, or the like;
   annotation.
5. explanatory or critical matter added to a text.
6. Linguistics Also called rheme. the part of a sentence that communicates new information about the topic. Cf. topic (def. 4).

v.i. 

7. to make remarks, observations, or criticisms:
   He refused to comment on the decision of the court.
8. to write explanatory or critical notes upon a text.

v.t. 

9. to make comments or remarks on;
   furnish with comments;
   annotate.

• Latin commentum device, fabrication (Late Latin: interpretation, commentary), noun, nominal use of neuter of commentus (past participle of comminīscī to devise), equivalent. to com- com- + men- (base of mēns, mentis mind) + -tus past participle ending
• Middle English coment 1350–1400

com′ment•a•ble, adj. 
com′ment•er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See remark. 
• 4. addendum, commentary.
• 8. annotate, elucidate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

comment / ˈkɒmɛnt/ noun

1. a remark, criticism, or observation
2. talk or gossip
3. a note explaining or criticizing a passage in a text
4. explanatory or critical matter added to a text

verb

1. when intr, often followed by on; when tr, takes a clause as object: to remark or express an opinion
2. (intransitive) to write notes explaining or criticizing a text

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin commentum invention, from comminiscī to contrive, related to mens mind

ˈcommenter noun