A spoken or written remark.
Used in a Sentence
comments
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for comments.
Editorial note
Some of his more controversial choices (based on the comments in this article) reflect more the later than the former.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A spoken or written remark.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of comments gathered in one view.
(uncountable) The act of commenting.
(linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for comments.
noun
A spoken or written remark.
noun
(uncountable) The act of commenting.
noun
(linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
noun
(programming) 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.
Example sentences
Some of his more controversial choices (based on the comments in this article) reflect more the later than the former.
The cost of posting a blog post is a flood of spam comments and trackbacks.
Sometimes I submit something I find especially profound and helpful, and no one else ever votes or comments.
A tweet gets maybe a few likes and retweets, but the linked instagram post has 500 likes & 25 comments within 30 minutes.
Edit: other comments in the thread seem to indicate that it does not teach actual coding, and does not use the Ruby language.
Read the comments and the India/Pakistan conflict goes global over the internet.
Are you worried that people could submit articles/comments which are untrue?
I see, and as mentioned in others comments it's probably more marketing than anything else.
Reading this thread, I get the sense that most comments are from twenty-something guys.
BTW, don't downvote the preceding comments complaining about this post.
Bits and pieces of both your comments are correct.....
Thank you for proving your comments aren't worth reading.
Quote examples
This post has more comments than it does upvotes, which means it flags the "flame-war detector" and will receive less visibility than it would otherwise.
I couldn't agree more with other comments here: "I have no patience for people who complain that a game is not what they want it to be.
> "it will continue to be a problem until the definition in the context of web applications becomes widely enough known" Which - outside of complaining about it in HN comments - it has.
"I currently use Disqus - I have no complaints with them except that I like to own my comments rather than hosting them with a 3rd party." Are there any opensource alternatives to Disqus?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use comments in a sentence?
Some of his more controversial choices (based on the comments in this article) reflect more the later than the former.
What does comments mean?
A spoken or written remark.
What part of speech is comments?
comments is commonly used as noun.