how to pronounce marks

/ˈmɑːɹks/

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marks is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of marks in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and with bite marks it might not even be …”

meanings of marks

name:

A surname derived from the given name Mark.
A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.

noun:

Plural of mark.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mark.

marks frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word marks occurs in english on average 26.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.