commentarycom‧men‧ta‧ry /ˈkɒməntəri $ ˈkɑːmənteri/ ●●○ AWL noun (plural commentaries) [countable, uncountable] 
Commentary is by Tom Ferris.commentary on We’ll be bringing you full commentary on the game between Notts and Brescia.running commentary (=a continuous description of something)2something such as a book or an article that explains or discusses a book, poem, idea etc: political commentary3be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on something to be a sign of how bad a particular situation is: The incident was a sad commentary on British football.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + commentarya radio/television commentary· The royal wedding will be accompanied by a live television commentary.a running commentary (=continuous commentary while an event is happening)· The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.a live commentary (=given at the time the event is happening)· He got into trouble for a remark he made during a live commentary of a football match.an audio commentary (=a recorded commentary that you listen to)· The DVD extras include an audio commentary by the film director.verbsgive a commentary· His job is to give a non-stop commentary on each moment in the game.provide a commentary· The helicopter was providing a running commentary to the police control room.keep up a commentary (=give one continuously)· Attenborough kept up a running commentary on the animals' movements.listen to a commentary· I was listening to the football commentary on the radio.nounsa commentary box (=a small room where the commentators on a sports game sit)· He was in the commentary box, microphone in hand.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Garfield does political commentary on National Public Radio.
- Joe Garagiola will provide the commentary tonight on Channel 7.
- Now let's go over to our London studio for commentary on the wrestling.
- Sarah was looking out the window and giving us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.
- Schuler will do the World Series commentary.
- Between commercials, they squeezed in the quick commentary and interviews many viewers had already heard elsewhere.
- I could hear the commentary saying he wasn't going to stop.
- Irving set up lots of avenues for employee commentary and recommendations on how the change was going.
- Kustow was talking, his deep voice providing a commentary on the proceedings.
- The changing and temporal character of all existing things is prominent in the commentary although it stands in opposition to Zeus.
- The latter understanding Is preferred in this commentary.
- There are 3 great sets of commentaries on Aristotle: the neo-Aristotelian, the neo-Platonic and the Byzantine.
- This structure of absence and intrusion corresponds to de Man's blend of quotation, paraphrase and commentary in Allegories of Reading.
Longman Language Activatora written or spoken description
what you say or write when you are describing a person, place, or thing: description of: · Write a description of someone you know well.give somebody a description: · Tom gave the police a description of his car.a full/detailed description (=containing all the important details): · You can read a detailed description of the products on their Web site.
a description of a situation or event, based on a study of the facts, that provides people with information about it and also tries to explain it: · The report is based on visits to schools in five cities.report on: · Amnesty International released another report on the government's use of torture.newspaper/news/television report: · News reports suggest that over 300 people may have died.
a written or spoken description of something that happened: account of: · The newspaper printed a detailed account of the trial.give an account: · In the magazine, Cook gives a colorful account of his first meeting with Hamilton.
a spoken description of an event such as a race or sports event which is given while it is happening, especially on the radio or television: · Joe Garagiola will provide the commentary tonight on Channel 7.commentary on: · Now let's go over to our London studio for commentary on the wrestling.running commentary (=a continuous commentary all the time that something is happening): · Sarah was looking out the window and giving us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.
a description of a person, thing, place etc that deliberately chooses particular details about them in order to make people form a particular opinion about them, especially a bad opinion: portrayal of: · Many have criticized Hollywood for its unrealistic portrayal of life in America.portrayal of somebody/something as: · I cannot accept the article's portrayal of these men as bloodthirsty terrorists.
a piece of writing that is descriptive contains a lot of details describing what someone or something is like, rather than telling a story or describing events: · The book contains many fine descriptive passages about everyday life in China.· When you write your paragraph, include as many descriptive details as possible.
a short description of someone's life, work, and character, especially of someone famous, that is written in a newspaper, shown on television etc: profile of: · Every week the magazine presents the profile of a well-known sports personality.· I heard a fascinating profile of Madeleine Albright on the radio yesterday.
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nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + commentary She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The royal wedding will be accompanied by a live television commentary.
(=continuous commentary while an event is happening)· The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.
(=given at the time the event is happening)· He got into trouble for a remark he made during a live commentary of a football match.
(=a recorded commentary that you listen to)· The DVD extras include an audio commentary by the film director.
verbs· His job is to give a non-stop commentary on each moment in the game.
· The helicopter was providing a running commentary to the police control room.
(=give one continuously)· Attenborough kept up a running commentary on the animals' movements.
· I was listening to the football commentary on the radio.
nouns (=a small room where the commentators on a sports game sit)· He was in the commentary box, microphone in hand.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.· Which is to say, the political commentary is a form of writing.· I intended this to be a letter, but I see that it has turned into a political commentary.· There was thus a combination of personal case-history and more general political commentary.
· Hearing voices that keep up a running commentary in the head.· Photos of Jack were shown, each thrown up on a large screen with a running commentary.· It becomes a running commentary from navigator to driver.· Attending is simply describing what the child is doing, rather like a running commentary on the activity.· She kept up a running commentary as she chased him 50 yards across Lawrence Road before collapsing in a pool of blood.· His running commentary was oft-repeated, I guess.· This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen, which were otherwise a fabulous mystery.· Don't keep up a running commentary.
· It is a sad commentary to note such parochial schools within our people.· The experience of some Sunday morning services in competition with golf is a sad commentary on the bending of principle to person.
· One of my favorite forums for social commentary is Peanuts.· One of the limitations of books of purely social commentary is that they are long on analysis and short on action.
NOUN· Jackknifed over the whisky bottle, Barry listened to the radio commentary in closing-time light.· So why am I disturbed that Temple University decided last month to cancel a series of public radio commentaries by Abu-Jamal?· Billy Bremner does Radio 5 and other radio commentaries.· Now it would command television crews, gangs of itinerant Press men and jolly serious ball by ball radio commentary.· One is to turn the sound down and tune into the radio commentary.
VERB· He gives a commentary as he walks down.· More than 15, 000 people in the Alamodome giving the usual long-range commentary: Ooooh.· Teachers of reading will prefer games that give a running commentary.
· Evening greyhounds with Ladbrokes telephone services provide live commentaries as well as results at selected tracks.· For some Ajdabiyans the cases of Carnation Milk provided an amusing commentary on official inconsistency without having any practical consequences.· Anna Adams provides written commentary in prose and verse, and Norman contributes nine watercolours.· Once again the Preface provides a useful commentary by the author on his previous works and the reason for promoting the current one.· This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen, which were otherwise a fabulous mystery.
· Yet he continued to write critical commentaries for three years after the handover without apparent incident.· He followed events closely in his native land, writing frequent commentaries for the press there.· It is, after all, the focus of much research, writing and commentary about health and social services provision.· When, however, Origen himself came to write a commentary on Matthew 19: 12 he strenuously opposed a literal exegesis.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- The experience of some Sunday morning services in competition with golf is a sad commentary on the bending of principle to person.
- Attending is simply describing what the child is doing, rather like a running commentary on the activity.
- Don't keep up a running commentary.
- Hearing voices that keep up a running commentary in the head.
- His running commentary was oft-repeated, I guess.
- It becomes a running commentary from navigator to driver.
- Photos of Jack were shown, each thrown up on a large screen with a running commentary.
- This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen, which were otherwise a fabulous mystery.
WORD FAMILYnouncommentcommentaryverbcomment
1a spoken description of an event, given while the event is happening, especially on the television or radio: Commentary is by Tom Ferris.commentary on We’ll be bringing you full commentary on the game between Notts and Brescia.running commentary (=a continuous description of something)2something such as a book or an article that explains or discusses a book, poem, idea etc: political commentary3be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on something to be a sign of how bad a particular situation is: The incident was a sad commentary on British football.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + commentarya radio/television commentary· The royal wedding will be accompanied by a live television commentary.a running commentary (=continuous commentary while an event is happening)· The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.a live commentary (=given at the time the event is happening)· He got into trouble for a remark he made during a live commentary of a football match.an audio commentary (=a recorded commentary that you listen to)· The DVD extras include an audio commentary by the film director.verbsgive a commentary· His job is to give a non-stop commentary on each moment in the game.provide a commentary· The helicopter was providing a running commentary to the police control room.keep up a commentary (=give one continuously)· Attenborough kept up a running commentary on the animals' movements.listen to a commentary· I was listening to the football commentary on the radio.nounsa commentary box (=a small room where the commentators on a sports game sit)· He was in the commentary box, microphone in hand.