note

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/ noʊt /

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noun

a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.

notes, a record or outline of a speech, statement, testimony, etc., or of one's impressions of something.

an explanatory or critical comment, or a reference to some authority quoted, appended to a passage in a book or the like: a note on the origin of the phrase.

a brief written or printed statement giving particulars or information.

Library Science. additional information about a work, such as its special series or some other significant identification, included on the library catalog entry.

a short, informal letter: a thank-you note.

a formal diplomatic or official communication in writing: a note delivered by the ambassador.

a paper acknowledging a debt and promising payment; promissory note.

a certificate, as of a government or a bank, accepted as money.

eminence, distinction, or reputation: a man of note.

importance or consequence: few events of particular note.

notice, observation, or heed: to take note of warning signs; to be worthy of note.

a characteristic or distinguishing feature: a note of whimsy in the design of the house.

a mark, quality, or indication of something, especially as a submerged but ubiquitous element: There was just a note of bitterness in his films.

a characteristic way of speaking or thinking: His critics had begun to change their note.

a signal, announcement, or intimation: a note of warning in her voice.

Music.

a sign or character used to represent a tone, its position and form indicating the pitch and duration of the tone.
a key, as of a piano.

a tone sounded on a musical instrument.

a musical sound or tone.

a melody, tune, or song.

a sound of musical quality, as one uttered by a bird: attentive to the thrush's note.

any call, cry, or sound of a bird, fowl, etc.

a new or unexpected element in a situation.

a mark or sign, as of punctuation, used in writing or printing.

verb (used with object), not·ed, not·ing.

to write or mark down briefly; make a memorandum of: to note the places of interest.

to make particular mention of in a writing: She noted their extra efforts in her report.

to annotate.

to observe carefully; give attention or heed to: Note the fine brushwork in this painting.

to take notice of; perceive: We noted his concern at the announcement.

to set down in or furnish with musical notes.

to indicate or designate; signify; denote.

OTHER WORDS FOR note

1 memorandum, minute.

3 commentary, annotation.

9 bill.

10 repute, celebrity, fame, renown, name.

25 register, record.

29 see, spot, remark.

31 mention.

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Idioms about note

compare notes, to exchange views, ideas, or impressions: The returning tourists were sitting on the sun deck comparing notes.

Origin of note

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English (<Old French ) <Medieval Latin nota sign for musical tone, Latin: mark, sign, lettering; (v.) Middle English noten<Old French noter to mark <Latin notāre, derivative of the noun

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3. See remark.

OTHER WORDS FROM note

noter, nounpre·note, noun, verb (used with object), pre·not·ed, pre·not·ing.subnote, nounun·der·note, noun

un·not·ing, adjective

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How to use note in a sentence

An apocryphal tasting note I haven’t been able to trace to its original writer says it “smells like cash flow.”
We deserve ‘nouveau’ wine in 2020 — a vintage meant to be fun and drunk right away|Dave McIntyre|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Take notes along the way and carefully plan out your doors before buying and prepping your wood.
Build your own door and ascend to a higher level of DIY|Courtney Starr|November 20, 2020|Popular-Science
The gallery’s note calls her work “a delicate unhurried response to a memory, a place, an experience that has become abstract with time but still reveals a story.”
In the galleries: The Washington colorists and the CIA|Mark Jenkins|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
These, however, often require bulky and uncomfortable parts, notes Do.
This artificial skin feels ‘ghosts’ — things you wish were there|Stephen Ornes|November 20, 2020|Science News For Students

If you’d like to hear our newsroom’s analysis of this topic and the election, I’ve dropped a link in our show notes.
EmTech Stage: Facebook’s CTO on misinformation|Tate Ryan-Mosley|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
(It's worth noting that Dean himself has already endorsed Clinton).
Elizabeth Warren 2016 Gets First Check From Liberals|Ben Jacobs|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He declared himself “satisfied with that scenario” noting that his campaign had a “better GOTV operation.”
Last Hurrah for Iconic Louisiana Politician|Ben Jacobs|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Buzzfeed posted a story noting that it had requested an interview with Whitaker and that he had declined.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account|Scott Porch|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aside from the obvious “Senate takeover” headline, there were plenty of other side stories worth noting, as well.
For Conservatives, Liberal Tears Taste Sweet|Matt Lewis|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another statistic worth noting is that only 12 percent of sexual assaults on campus are reported.
The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists|Michael Daly|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She stabbed him, noting the effect upon him with a detached interest that seemed indifferent to his pain.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Curious differences appear in respect of the completeness of this linear noting or enumerating of features.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Indeed this first drawing is largely a pointing out or noting down of features without any serious effort to draw them.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Resting the torch on the leads, he grasped the sash and gently raised the window, noting that it opened almost noiselessly.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
We give a cut of a tobacco field and the planter looking at the field and noting the progress of the laborers.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for note

note

/ (nəʊt) /

noun

a brief summary or record in writing, esp a jotting for future reference

a brief letter, usually of an informal nature

a formal written communication, esp from one government to another

a short written statement giving any kind of information

a critical comment, explanatory statement, or reference in the text of a book, often preceded by a number

short for banknote

a characteristic element or atmospherea note of sarcasm

a distinctive vocal sound, as of a species of bird or animalthe note of the nightingale

any of a series of graphic signs representing a musical sound whose pitch is indicated by position on the stave and whose duration is indicated by the sign's shape

Also called (esp US and Canadian): tone a musical sound of definite fundamental frequency or pitch

a key on a piano, organ, etc

a sound, as from a musical instrument, used as a signal or warningthe note to retreat was sounded

short for promissory note

archaic, or poetic a tune or melody

of note

distinguished or famousan athlete of note
worth noticing or paying attention to; importantnothing of note

strike the right note to behave appropriately

strike a false note to behave inappropriately

take note (often foll by of) to observe carefully; pay close attention (to)

verb (tr; may take a clause as object)

to notice; perceivehe noted that there was a man in the shadows

to pay close attention to; observethey noted every movement

to make a written note or memorandum ofshe noted the date in her diary

to make particular mention of; remark uponI note that you do not wear shoes

to write down (music, a melody, etc) in notes

to take (an unpaid or dishonoured bill of exchange) to a notary public to re-present the bill and if it is still unaccepted or unpaid to note the circumstances in a registerSee protest (def. 12)

a less common word for annotate

Derived forms of note

noteless, adjective

Word Origin for note

C13: via Old French from Latin nota sign, indication

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see bread and butter letter (note); compare notes; make a note of; of note; strike the right note; take note; take notes.

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