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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
mark
/mɑɹk/
verb1 of 2
to make or leave a visible sign on something; a writing symbol
- “Mark the important parts of the text with a highlighter.”Tatoeba
- “The full stop marks the end of this boring sentence.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)