mark my words

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

mark my words

1. (idiomatic) Listen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction.

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

listen to me

• Arabic: سَجِّل كَلِمَاتِي m (sajjil kalimātī), سَجِّلِي كَلِمَاتِي f (sajjilī kalimātī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 記住我的話／记住我的话, 记住我的话 (jìzhu wǒ de huà), 聽我說／听我说, 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)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: попо́мните мои́ слова́ (popómnite moí slová) (plural or formal), попо́мни мои́ слова́ (popómni moí slová) (singular informal)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: sanna mina ord
• Turkish: dediklerimi bir kenara yaz
• Westrobothnian: