comment
noun
[ ˈkɒmɛnt ]
• a verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction.
• "you asked for comments on the new proposals"
Similar:
remark,
observation,
statement,
utterance,
pronouncement,
judgement,
reflection,
opinion,
view,
criticism,
• a piece of text placed within a program to help other users to understand it, which the computer ignores when running the program.
comment
verb
• express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing.
• "the company would not comment on the venture"
Similar:
remark on,
speak about,
talk about,
write about,
discuss,
mention,
give a mention to,
make mention of,
make remarks about,
make a comment on,
express an opinion on,
say something about,
touch on,
allude to,
remark,
observe,
reflect,
say,
state,
declare,
announce,
pronounce,
assert,
interpose,
interject,
come out with,
opine,
• place a piece of explanatory text within (a program) to assist other users.
• "the only way to solve the problem is to code for the hardware directly—just make sure that it's clearly commented"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘expository treatise’ and ‘explanatory note’): from Latin commentum ‘contrivance’ (in late Latin also ‘interpretation’), neuter past participle of comminisci ‘devise’.
no comment
• used in refusing to answer a question, especially in a sensitive situation.
• "I spent the day saying ‘No comment’ to every reporter"
