take notes

1. Also, make notes. Record one's observations or what one hears in order to help recall them later. For example, Jim never takes notes in class and I think he'll regret it, or The decorator made notes of window measurements and other dimensions. [Mid-1500s] Also see take note.

Example Sentences

Sometimes, she thinks she should take notes from her own favorite artists like Frank Ocean, who are content to stay reclusive and keep their work to themselves.

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“People often take notes when they come to visit,” Puleo said of his art collection.

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“They will ask the same questions and they will show you that support, that interest,” says Patricia, adding the legislators take notes, tell you that they are “sorry for your loss” and ask what they can do.

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The ordinary viewer may need to take notes to keep things straight; titles notwithstanding, I wasn’t always certain what island we were on, especially since characters might be living on or aligned with another, and because within an island, various “districts” might be at war, intramurally, as it were.

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Will older voters have a soft spot for this featherweight Gen X friends drama, or were they just watching to take notes on places to visit in upstate New York?

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