"mark my words" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-mark my words.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Listen to me; used before or after a statement one wishes to emphasize, especially a prediction. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: mark my word [rare] Synonyms (listen to me): hear ye [archaic], read my lips Translations (listen to me): سَجِّل كَلِمَاتِي (sajjil kalimātī) [masculine] (Arabic), سَجِّلِي كَلِمَاتِي (sajjilī kalimātī) [feminine] (Arabic), 記住我的話 (Chinese Mandarin), 记住我的话 (jìzhu wǒ de huà) (Chinese Mandarin), 聽我說 (Chinese Mandarin), 听我说 (tīng wǒ shuō) (Chinese Mandarin), sano minun sanoneen [singular] (Finnish), sanokaa minun sanoneen (english: say that I've said it) [plural] (Finnish), zapamiętaj moje słowa (english: memorize my words) (Polish), попо́мните мои́ слова́ (popómnite moí slová) [formal, plural] (Russian), попо́мни мои́ слова́ (popómni moí slová) [informal, singular] (Russian), sanna mina ord (Swedish), dediklerimi bir kenara yaz (Turkish)

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