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Commented vs Commentated - What's the difference?

commented | commentated |

As verbs the difference between commented and commentated

is that commented is (comment) while commentated is (commentate).

commented

English

Verb

(head)
  • (comment)

  • comment

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spoken remark.
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  • *:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action.
  • (lb) A remark in source code which does not affect the behavior of the program.
  • See also

    * pragma

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To remark.
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  • *:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
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  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.."
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  • To make remarks or notes.
  • To comment or remark on.
  • :(Fuller)
  • To insert comments into (source code).
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  • Derived terms

    (remark) * commentary * commentate * commentator * comment out * uncomment

    commentated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (commentate)
  • For the radio audience he commentated on the match.

    commentate

    English

    Verb

    (commentat)
  • To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
  • For the radio audience he will commentate on the match.

    Usage notes

    Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, with comment and provide commentary preferred.