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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

comment

/ˈkɑmɛnt/

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What does comment mean?

noun

  1. A spoken or written remark.
  2. The act of commenting.
  3. The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code.

verb

  1. To remark.
  2. To make remarks or notes; to express a view regarding.
  3. To insert comments into (source code).
  4. To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.
  5. (obsolete) To comment or remark on.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkɑmɛnt/

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Bowers made no comment upon this reply, but opened the door for the next pupil, who was waiting in the reception-room.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
“We have not yet come across your friend and mine, lying in a heap in the roadway,” was Chauvelin’s sarcastic comment.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
More book examples (3)
As to the second point, it is impossible, by any argument or comment, to make it clearer than it is in itself.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
My mother was ironing, and made no comment, unless with the iron, which I could hear rattling more violently in its box.
J. M. (James Matthew) BarrieMargaret OgilvyProject Gutenberg ebook #342
HISTORICAL COMMENT.--Much interest is felt at present in a financial operation which is expected to result in a reduction of the budget.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360