Commentary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊbɑːɹz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspəsˈiːdɪəlmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspəsˈiːdɪəlmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈoʊbɑːɹz/.

Examples

he wrote an extended comment on the proposal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comment

Parts of Speech

noun	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”

Word Forms

commentate	verb	make a commentary on
comment	verb	explain or interpret something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kommentar

eine schriftliche Erklärung, Kritik oder Illustration, die einem Buch oder anderem Textmaterial hinzugefügt wird

🇫🇷French

commentaire

une explication écrite, une critique ou une illustration ajoutée à un livre ou à un autre document textuel

🇪🇸Spanish

comentario

una explicación, crítica o ilustración escrita que se agrega a un libro u otro material textual

🇮🇹Italian

commento

una spiegazione scritta, una critica o un'illustrazione aggiunta a un libro o altro materiale testuale

🇳🇱Dutch

commentaar

een schriftelijke uitleg, kritiek of illustratie die wordt toegevoegd aan een boek of ander tekstmateriaal

🇵🇹Portuguese

comentário

uma explicação escrita, crítica ou ilustração adicionada a um livro ou outro material textual

🇷🇺Russian

комментарий

письменное объяснение, критика или иллюстрация, добавленные к книге или другому текстовому материалу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टीका

एक लिखित स्पष्टीकरण या आलोचना या चित्रण जो किसी पुस्तक या अन्य पाठ्य सामग्री में जोड़ा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাষ্য

একটি লিখিত ব্যাখ্যা বা সমালোচনা বা চিত্রণ যা একটি বই বা অন্যান্য পাঠ্য সামগ্রীতে যোগ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வர்ணனை

ஒரு புத்தகம் அல்லது பிற உரைப் பொருட்களில் சேர்க்கப்படும் எழுதப்பட்ட விளக்கம் அல்லது விமர்சனம் அல்லது விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాఖ్యానం

పుస్తకం లేదా ఇతర పాఠ్యాంశాలకు జోడించబడిన వ్రాతపూర్వక వివరణ లేదా విమర్శ లేదా ఉదాహరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

भाष्य

पुस्तक किंवा इतर मजकूर सामग्रीमध्ये जोडलेले लिखित स्पष्टीकरण किंवा टीका किंवा चित्रण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાષ્ય

લેખિત સમજૂતી અથવા ટીકા અથવા ઉદાહરણ કે જે પુસ્તક અથવા અન્ય પાઠ્ય સામગ્રીમાં ઉમેરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ

ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಪಠ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾದ ಲಿಖಿತ ವಿವರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಟೀಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿವರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാഖ്യാനം

ഒരു പുസ്തകത്തിലേക്കോ മറ്റ് വാചക സാമഗ്രികളിലേക്കോ ചേർത്ത രേഖാമൂലമുള്ള വിശദീകരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിമർശനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചിത്രീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿੱਪਣੀ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਂਤ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਪਾਠ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋੜਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفسیر

ایک تحریری وضاحت یا تنقید یا مثال جو کسی کتاب یا دوسرے متنی مواد میں شامل کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

添加到书籍或其他文字材料中的书面解释、批评或插图

🇯🇵Japanese

解説

本やその他のテキスト資料に追加される書面による説明、批評、またはイラスト

🇰🇷Korean

해설

책이나 기타 텍스트 자료에 추가된 서면 설명, 비평 또는 삽화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình luận

một lời giải thích bằng văn bản hoặc phê bình hoặc minh họa được thêm vào một cuốn sách hoặc tài liệu văn bản khác

🇹🇭Thai

ความเห็น

คำอธิบายที่เป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรหรือคำวิจารณ์หรือภาพประกอบที่เพิ่มลงในหนังสือหรือเนื้อหาต้นฉบับอื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

komentar

penjelasan tertulis atau kritik atau ilustrasi yang ditambahkan pada buku atau materi tekstual lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

komentaryo

isang nakasulat na paliwanag o pagpuna o paglalarawan na idinagdag sa isang libro o iba pang materyal na teksto

🇲🇾Malay

ulasan

penjelasan bertulis atau kritikan atau ilustrasi yang ditambahkan pada buku atau bahan teks lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعليق

شرح مكتوب أو نقد أو رسم توضيحي يضاف إلى كتاب أو مادة نصية أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

تفسیر

توضیح کتبی یا نقد یا تصویری که به کتاب یا سایر مطالب متنی اضافه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yorum

bir kitaba veya diğer metinsel materyale eklenen yazılı bir açıklama veya eleştiri veya illüstrasyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּרשָׁנוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'commentary'?

The primary meaning of 'commentary' is 'a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'commentary' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'commentary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'commentary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'commentary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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