comment

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,U] ~ (about / on sth) something that you say or write which gives an opinion on or explains sb/sth: Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster? * She made helpful comments on my work. * The director was not available for comment. * He handed me the document without comment. * (especially BrE) What she said was fair comment (= a reasonable criticism). 2 [sing.,U] criticism that shows the faults of sth: The results are a clear comment on government education policy. * There was a lot of comment about his behaviour. IDIOMS no comment (said in reply to a question, usually from a journalist) I have nothing to say about that: 'Will you resign, sir?' 'No comment!' verb ~ (on / upon sth) to express an opinion about sth: [V] I don't feel I can comment on their decision. * He refused to comment until after the trial. * We were just commenting on how well you look. * [Vthat] A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high. * [Vspeech] 'Not his best performance,' she commented to the woman sitting next to her.