verb / noun · neutral

comment

UK/ˈkɒment/US/ˈkɑːment/COM·ment

Band 7+speakingtask2

to express an opinion (verb); a short statement expressing an opinion (noun)

Examples

The teacher commented on the strengths and weaknesses of the essay.

Her written comments helped me improve the structure of my report.

I would like to comment on the author's conclusion.

Band 8 sentence

The examiner's comments highlighted that the essay lacked depth in the analysis rather than surface grammar errors.

Collocations

  • comment on
  • make a comment
  • written comments

Word family

commentary nouncommentator noun

Common mistakes

I want to comment about his idea.I want to comment on his idea.

Please put your comments in the margin.Please put your comments in the margin.

Say it for a higher band

5say6remark7+comment

Synonyms

remark

Easily confused

remark

He made a brief remark about the proposal during the meeting.

Related words

Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.

In Sublist 2

Learn it with its set