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Remark vs Hello - What's the difference?

remark | hello |

In lang=en terms the difference between remark and hello

is that remark is to mark again (a piece of work) while hello is to greet with "hello".

As nouns the difference between remark and hello

is that remark is act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation or remark can be a mark that replaces another mark while hello is "!" or an equivalent greeting.

As verbs the difference between remark and hello

is that remark is to make a remark or remarks; to comment or remark can be to mark again (a piece of work) while hello is to greet with "hello".

As an interjection hello is

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remark

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) remarquer, from ; see mark.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
  • The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
  • * , chapter=3
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”  He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}
    Related terms
    * remarkable

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
  • To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
  • * Ford
    • Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.
  • * Milton
    • His manacles remark him; there he sits.
  • To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
  • *
  • To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
    • He remarked that it was time to go.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mark that replaces another mark.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mark again (a piece of work).

    • External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs

    hello

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
  • (colloquial)

    • Usage notes

    * The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hello")

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" or an equivalent greeting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
    • I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
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