noun
comment
KOM-ehnt
noun
1
A spoken or written remark, often giving an opinion.
"She made a sarcastic comment about the weather."
"The article received hundreds of comments online."
2
A note in a piece of computer code explaining what it does, ignored by the computer when the program runs.
"Add a comment above the function to explain what it returns."
verb
1
To make a remark or express an opinion.
"He refused to comment on the ongoing investigation."
How to Use Comment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA remark someone makes, or (in code) an explanatory note that the program ignores when it runs.
Common pairings
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Word Forms
commented past tense, comments plural, comments singular
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Etymology
From Old French coment, from Late Latin commentum ("interpretation, comment").