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.

Roget 476: reasoning ratiocination rationalism; dialectics, induction, generalization.    discussion, comment; ventilation; inquiry etc. 461.    argumentation, controversy, debate; polemics, wrangling; contention etc. 720; logomachy^†; disputation, disceptation^†; paper war.    art of reasoning, logic.    process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning; deduction, induction, abduction; synthesis, analysis.    argument; case, plaidoyer^†, opening; lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle; inference etc. (judgment) 480.    prosyllogism^†, syllogism; enthymeme^†, sorites^†, dilemma, perilepsis^†, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem [Lat.], comprehensive argument; empirema^†, epagoge^†.    [person who reasons] reasoner, logician, dialectician; disputant; controversialist, controvertist^†; wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist; scientist; eristic^†.    logical sequence; good case; correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning^†, consectary reasoning^†, conclusive etc. 478; subtle reasoning; force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument.    arguments, reasons, pros and cons.    ... show more

Dutch: opmerking
Polish: komentarz, uwaga

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.

synonym: commentary.

Roget 522: interpretation, definition; explanation, explication; solution, answer; rationale; plain interpretation, simple interpretation, strict interpretation; meaning etc. 516.    translation; rendering, rendition; redition^†; literal translation, free translation; key; secret; clew etc. (indication) 550; clavis^†, crib, pony, trot [U.S.].    exegesis; expounding, exposition; hermeneutics; comment, commentary; inference etc. (deduction) 480; illustration, exemplification; gloss, annotation, scholium^†, note; elucidation, dilucidation^†; eclaircissement [Fr.], mot d'enigme [Fr.].    [methods of interpreting - list] symptomatology [Med.], semiology, semeiology^†, semiotics; metoposcopy^†, physiognomy; paleography etc. (philology) 560; oneirology acception^†, acceptation, acceptance; light, reading, lection, construction, version.    equivalent, equivalent meaning etc. 516; synonym; paraphrase, metaphrase^†; convertible terms, apposition; dictionary etc. 562; polyglot.    ... show more

Dutch: commentaar, voetnoot
Polish: komentarz

A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.

synonyms: gossip, scuttlebutt.

Dutch: achterklap, geklets, geroddel, gerucht, gesmoes, kletspraat, kletspraatje, konkelarij, roddel, roddelpraat, roddelpraatje ... show more
Polish: szmermel

Make or write a comment on:
— He commented the paper of his colleague.

synonyms: notice, point out, remark.

Roget 480: judge, conclude; come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion; ascertain, determine, make up one's mind.    deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet^†, ween^†.    form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account; regard, consider, think of; look upon etc. (believe) 484; review; size up [Slang].    settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce, rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm etc. (assent) 488.    comment, criticize, kibitz; pass under review etc. (examine) 457; investigate etc. (inquire) 461.    hold the scales, sit in judgment; try judgment, hear a cause.    ... show more

Explain or interpret something.

Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases.

synonyms: annotate, gloss.