comment

Noun

• a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  • the divorce caused much gossip
    

• a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
  • he wrote an extended comment on the proposal
    

• a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
  • from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account
    

Verb

• provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
  • He annotated on what his teacher had written
    

• explain or interpret something

• make or write a comment on
  • he commented the paper of his colleague
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  gossip , scuttlebutt , commentary , remark , input , gloss , annotate , notice , point out