Dictionary definition · comment
noun
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information"from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
- 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"
- a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people"the divorce caused much gossip"
verb
- make or write a comment on"he commented the paper of his colleague"
- explain or interpret something
- provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases"He annotated on what his teacher had written"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).