- mark someone out
- 1 his honesty marked him out from the rest: SET APART, separate, single out, differentiate, distinguish.→ mark
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mark someone out
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mark someone out for — select or destine someone for (a particular role). → mark … English new terms dictionary
mark — mark1 noun 1》 a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt. 2》 a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something. ↘a sign or indication of a quality or… … English new terms dictionary
mark — mark1 W2S3 [ma:k US ma:rk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirt)¦ 2¦(damaged area)¦ 3¦(coloured area)¦ 4¦(writing)¦ 5¦(level/number)¦ 6¦(student s work)¦ 7 full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc 8 high/low mark 9 make/leave your … Dictionary of contemporary English
mark — 1 verb 1 MAKE A MARK (I, T) to make a mark on something in a way that spoils its appearance, or to become spoiled in this way: We were careful not to mark the paintwork. | The disease had marked her face for life. | It s a beautiful table, but it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mark — mark1 [ mark ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area of dirt/oil etc. ▸ 2 level/stage/total etc. ▸ 3 something that shows a quality ▸ 4 printed/written symbol ▸ 5 school score ▸ 6 place you try to hit ▸ 7 official sign on something ▸ 8 unit of money in Germany … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mark out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms mark out : present tense I/you/we/they mark out he/she/it marks out present participle marking out past tense marked out past participle marked out 1) mark out or mark off to show that someone or something is… … English dictionary
mark out — verb set boundaries to and delimit mark out the territory • Syn: ↑mark off • Hypernyms: ↑restrict, ↑restrain, ↑trammel, ↑limit, ↑bound, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
out — I UK [aʊt] / US adverb, preposition *** Summary: Out can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We went out into the garden. ♦ He took out a penknife. after the verb to be : You were out when I called. ♦ The house was silent and all the… … English dictionary
mark */*/*/ — I UK [mɑː(r)k] / US [mɑrk] noun [countable] Word forms mark : singular mark plural marks 1) an area of an unpleasant substance such as dirt or oil on the surface of something that is different in colour from the rest There was a greasy mark on… … English dictionary
mark out — 1) PHRASAL VERB To mark out an area or shape means to show where it begins and ends. [V P n (not pron)] When planting seedlings I prefer to mark out the rows in advance. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If a particular quality or feature marks… … English dictionary
