adj
Meaning 1
Having a visible or identifying mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
marked
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /mɑːkt/
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Received-Pronunciation, sometimes: /ˈmɑː.kɪd/ for sense 2
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General-American: /mɑɹkt/
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General-American, sometimes: /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd/ for sense 2
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General-American, sometimes: -əd for sense 2
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kt
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having a visible or identifying mark.
Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manifest, noticeable, obtrusive, palpable, patent, noted
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Distinguished by a positive feature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: phoneme
Qualifier: form
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- "Young" is the marked element of the old/young pair, since the usual way of asking someone's age is "How old are you?".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: singled out, targeted, positive
Antonyms: unmarked
adj
Meaning 5
Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A marked man.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 6
In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
simple past and past participle of mark
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 8
having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- played with marked cards
- a scar-marked face
- well-marked roads
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unmarked
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a marked man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
strongly marked; easily noticeable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- walked with a marked limp
- a pronounced flavor of cinnamon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pronounced
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed. Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hindi: रेखांकित (rekhāṅkit) — having a visible or identifying mark
- Hungarian: jellel/jelzéssel ellátott — having a visible or identifying mark
- Hungarian: megjelölt — having a visible or identifying mark
- Spanish: marcado — having a visible or identifying mark
- Hungarian: cinkelt — of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating
- Bulgarian: забележим (zabeležim) — significant; notable
- Bulgarian: значителен (značitelen) — significant; notable
- Catalan: marcat — significant; notable
- Finnish: merkittävä — significant; notable
- Finnish: huomattava — significant; notable
- Galician: marcado — significant; notable
- Hindi: रेखांकित (rekhāṅkit) — significant; notable
- Hungarian: határozott — significant; notable
- Hungarian: kifejezett — significant; notable
- Hungarian: lényeges — significant; notable
- Hungarian: jelentős — significant; notable
- Hungarian: feltűnő — significant; notable
- Hungarian: észrevehető — significant; notable
- Hungarian: szembeszökő — significant; notable
- Hungarian: markáns — significant; notable
- Hungarian: szembetűnő — significant; notable
- Swedish: påfallande — significant; notable
- Swedish: uppenbar — significant; notable
- Swedish: påtaglig — significant; notable
- Chinese Mandarin: 有標記 /有标记 (yǒubiāojì) — distinguished by a positive feature
- Esperanto: distingiĝa — distinguished by a positive feature
- Finnish: tunnusmerkillinen — distinguished by a positive feature
- German: markiert — distinguished by a positive feature
- Hungarian: jelölt — distinguished by a positive feature
- Hungarian: megbélyegzett — singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance
Real reading context