comment-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: make a remark or express opinion

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[human] COMMENT (NP2)

Examples:
My mom never fails to comment on what I'm wearing.
He commented that the two essays were rather similar.
The officer refused to comment on the matter.
"It will rain," commented the woman.
The woman commented "it will rain."

Mappings:
VerbNet: lecture-37.11-1-1
FrameNet: Statement
PropBank: comment.01,comment.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: make a critical observation

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 COMMENT

Examples:
The film comments on the materialism of modern society.
Such observations comment on the quality of modern life.

Mappings:
VerbNet: lecture-37.11-1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: comment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: provide interlinear explanations, annotate

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 COMMENT NP2

Examples:
(Computer Science) Please comment your source code.
The book was meticulously commented. The running commentary filled every margin.

Mappings:
VerbNet: lecture-37.11-1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: COMPUTER SCI-hide from compiler

Commentary: To surround a section of code with comment delimiters. This prevents it from being compiled or interpreted.

Examples:
If that's giving you trouble, just comment out the lines.
How do you comment a line in Java?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM