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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"
   - remark, input
    
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"
   - commentary
    
3. A report (often malicious) about the behaviour of other people
   - gossip, scuttlebutt [N. Amer], goss [Brit]

1. Make or write a comment on
   "he commented the paper of his colleague"
   - notice, remark, point out
    
2. Explain or interpret something
    
3. Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
   - gloss, annotate

Derived forms: comments, commented, commenting

See also: commentate

Type of: account, explain, explicate, interpret, mention, note, observe, rede [archaic], remark, report, statement

Encyclopedia: Comment