commentary
noun /ˈkɒməntri/
/ˈkɑːmənteri/
(plural commentaries)
- a sports commentary
- Our reporters will give a running commentary (= a continuous one) on the election results as they are announced.
- He kept up a running commentary on everyone who came in or went out.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc1, TV, radio and newsc1- I was listening to the radio commentary on the game.
- She kept up a running commentary on the festivities.
- The station provided live commentary on the African Nations Cup.
- the reporters in the commentary box
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- live
- running
- …
- do
- give
- keep up
- …
- box
- track
- commentary on
- a critical commentary on the final speech of the play
Extra Examples- The deleted scenes have an optional commentary by the director.
- He wrote a commentary on Paul's letters to the Romans.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- detailed
- critical
- political
- …
- provide
- offer
- write
- …
- commentary on
- be a sad commentary (on something)
- The petty quarrels were a sad commentary on the state of the government.
- The movie is a biting commentary on contemporary life in a big city.
- political commentary
Extra Examples- The novel provides a powerful social commentary on post-war Germany.
- The film is part love story and part social commentary.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- detailed
- critical
- political
- …
- provide
- offer
- write
- …
- commentary on
- be a sad commentary (on something)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commentarius, commentarium (adjective, used as a noun), from commentari, frequentative of comminisci ‘devise’.