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Definition of 'NOTE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) note
a brief written record of something to assist the memory or for future reference.

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

3.  note
notes, a written record or outline of something heard, read, experienced, etc., or of one's impressions.

4.  note
an explanatory or critical comment appended to a passage of text.

5.  note
a brief written or printed statement giving particulars or information.

6.  note
a formal diplomatic or official communication in writing.

7.  note
eminence, distinction, or importance:
a person of note.

8.  note
notice, observation, or heed:
to take note of a sign.

9.  note
an underlying expression of a quality, emotion, etc.; hint:
a note of whimsy in an essay.

10.  note
a distinctive quality, mood, etc.:
The speech began on a serious note.

11.  note
a quality or tone, as of voice, signaling or intimating some emotion, attitude, etc.:
a note of warning.

12.  note
Music.

13.  note
a sign or character used to represent a tone, its position and form indicating the pitch and duration of the tone.

14.  note
a key, as of a piano.

15.  note
a sound of musical quality, as one uttered by a bird.

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

17. (v.t.) note
to write or mark down briefly; make a memorandum, record, or note of.

18.  note
to make particular mention of:
She noted their efforts in her report.

19.  note
to annotate.

20.  note
to observe carefully; give attention or heed to.

21.  note
to take notice of; perceive.

22.  note
to indicate or designate; signify; denote.

Etymology: (1175–1225; (n.) ME (< OF) < L nota mark, sign, lettering; (v.) ME noten < OF noter to mark < L notāre to mark, indicate, note)

Definition of 'NOTE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) note
a brief written record
"he made a note of the appointment"

2. (noun) note, short letter, line, billet
a short personal letter
"drop me a line when you get there"

3. (noun) note, musical note, tone
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
"the singer held the note too long"

4. (noun) note
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
"there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"

5. (noun) note
a characteristic emotional quality
"it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"

6. (noun) bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
"he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

7. (noun) note, annotation, notation
a comment or instruction (usually added)
"his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

8. (noun) eminence, distinction, preeminence, note
high status importance owing to marked superiority
"a scholar of great eminence"

9. (verb) note, promissory note, note of hand
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
"I had to co-sign his note at the bank"

10. (verb) note, observe, mention, remark
make mention of
"She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

11. (verb) notice, mark, note
notice or perceive
"She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

12. (verb) note, take note, observe
observe with care or pay close attention to
"Take note of this chemical reaction"

13. (verb) note, take down
make a written note of
"she noted everything the teacher said that morning"

Definition of 'NOTE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) note
a short written message or letter
My mom wrote the teacher a note.; I left a note explaining what had happened.

2.  note
notes
words you write down to help you remember sth
the reporter's notes; students taking notes in their notebooks

3.  note
a single musical sound, or the sign that represents it
the first notes of the song

4.  note
a feeling expressed or felt at a particular time
The morning ended on a happy note.; a note of annoyance in his voice

5.  note
of note
well-known or important
women of note; a star who has done nothing of note recently

6.  note
take note (of)
to notice or listen to
Employers should take note of their employees suggestions.

7. (verb) note
to notice
He noted that several of the men had no shoes.

8.  note
to write sth down so that you remember
He noted down the changes as they were announced.

Definition of 'NOTE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) NOTE
nut

2. (noun) NOTE
need; needful business

3. (noun) NOTE
a mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality

4. (noun) NOTE
a mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence

5. (noun) NOTE
a brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation

6. (noun) NOTE
a brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute

7. (noun) NOTE
hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings

8. (noun) NOTE
a short informal letter; a billet

9. (noun) NOTE
a diplomatic missive or written communication

10. (noun) NOTE
a written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note

11. (noun) NOTE
a list of items or of charges; an account

12. (noun) NOTE
a character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:

13. (noun) NOTE
a musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune

14. (noun) NOTE
a key of the piano or organ

15. (noun) NOTE
observation; notice; heed

16. (noun) NOTE
notification; information; intelligence

17. (noun) NOTE
state of being under observation

18. (noun) NOTE
reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note

19. (noun) NOTE
stigma; brand; reproach

20. (noun) NOTE
to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to

21. (noun) NOTE
to record in writing; to make a memorandum of

22. (noun) NOTE
to charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand

23. (noun) NOTE
to denote; to designate

24. (noun) NOTE
to annotate

25. (noun) NOTE
to set down in musical characters

26. NOTE
know not; knows not

27. (verb) NOTE
to butt; to push with the horns

Translation of 'NOTE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a piece of writing to call attention to something He left me a note about the meeting.
Afrikaans: nota	Arabic: مُلاحَظَه، مَلْحوظَه	Bulgarian: бележка
Brazilian: nota	Czech: sdělení	German: die Notiz
Danish: besked; seddel	Greek: σημείωμα	Spanish: nota
Estonian: teade	Farsi: نوشته	Finnish: viesti
French: note	Hebrew: פֶּתֶק	Hindi: टिप्पणी
Croatian: pisamce, opaska	Hungarian: feljegyzés	Indonesian: pesan
Icelandic: minnispunktur, miði	Italian: biglietto, nota	Japanese: 連絡メモ
Korean: 메모	Lithuanian: raštelis	Latvian: zīmīte
Malay: nota	Dutch: briefje	Norwegian: beskjed, notat
Polish: wiadomość	Persian: ،ياداشت نوشته	Pashto: نوت،نوشته
Portuguese: nota	Romanian: bilet	Russian: запись, заметка
Slovak: odkaz	Slovenian: sporočilo	Serbian: poruka
Swedish: lapp, meddelande	Thai: ข้อความ	Turkish: not, pusula
Taiwanese: 紙條	Ukrainian: замітка, нотатка	Urdu: نوٹ، يادداشت
Vietnamese: giấy nhắn	Chinese: 便条
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