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Definition 2024

mark_my_words

mark my words

English

Phrase

mark my words

(idiomatic) Listen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.

Usage notes

Though grammatically, mark my words is structured as a command (that is, as a clause in the imperative mood), that is not its true function in discourse.

Translations

listen to me

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 記住我的話, 记住我的话 ‎(jìzhu wǒ de huà), 聽我說, 听我说 ‎(tīng wǒ shuō)
Finnish: sano minun sanoneen sg, sanokaa minun sanoneen (plural, say that I've said it)
Polish: zapamiętaj moje słowa (memorise my words)

Russian: попо́мните мои́ слова́ ‎(popómnite moí slová) (plural or formal), попо́мни мои́ слова́ ‎(popómni moí slová) (singular informal)
Spanish:
Swedish: sanna mina ord
Turkish: dediklerimi bir kenara yaz

Synonyms

(listen to me): hear ye (archaic), read my lips