comment meaning and definition

COMMENT noun

Definition of comment (noun)

1. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
   • "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
   • synonyms: input, remark
2. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
   • "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
   • synonyms: commentary
3. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
   • "the divorce caused much gossip"
   • synonyms: gossip, scuttlebutt

COMMENT verb

Definition of comment (verb)

1. make or write a comment on
   • "he commented the paper of his colleague"
   • synonyms: notice, point out, remark
2. explain or interpret something
3. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
   • "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
   • synonyms: annotate, gloss