note

¹note

transitive verb \ˈnōt\

not·ednot·ing

Definition of NOTE

1

a : to notice or observe with care

b : to record or preserve in writing

2

a : to make special mention of or remark on

b : indicate, show

— not·er noun

Examples of NOTE

1. You may have noted my late arrival.
2. The thing to note here is that people are suffering.
3. It's interesting to note how quickly things have changed.
4. Their objections were duly noted.
5. As one official noted, the situation has begun to get out of control.
6. As noted above most people survive the disease.
7. “They've asked us to leave,” he noted with amusement.

Origin of NOTE

Middle English, from Anglo-French noter, from Latin notare to mark, note, from nota

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to NOTE

Synonyms

allow, comment, editorialize, remark, observe, opine, reflect, weigh in

Antonyms

disregard, ignore, tune out

Related Words

commentate; articulate, express, say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize; conjecture, daresay, guess, speculate, suppose, surmise

Near Antonyms

disregard, ignore, neglect, overpass, pass over; miss, overlook

Rhymes with NOTE

bloat, boat, coat, cote, dote, float, gloat, goat, groat, haute, moat, mote, oat, quote, rote, shoat, stoat, throat, tote, vote

²note

noun

Definition of NOTE

1

a (1) obsolete : melody, song (2) : tone 2a (3) : call, sound; especially : the musical call of a bird

b : a written symbol used to indicate duration and pitch of a tone by its shape and position on the staff

2

a : a characteristic feature (as of odor or flavor)

b : something (as an emotion or disposition) like a note in tone or resonance <a note of sadness> <end on a high note>

3

a (1) : memorandum (2) : a condensed or informal record

b (1) : a brief comment or explanation (2) : a printed comment or reference set apart from the text

c (1) : a written promise to pay a debt (2) : a piece of paper money (3) : a government or corporate bond usually with a maturity of between two and ten years

d (1) : a short informal letter (2) : a formal diplomatic communication

e : a scholarly or technical essay shorter than an article and restricted in scope

f : a sheet of notepaper

4

a : distinction, reputation <a figure of international note>

b : observation, notice <took full note of the proceedings>

c : knowledge, information

Examples of NOTE

1. She wrote a note to remind herself about the appointment.
2. I left you a note on the kitchen table.
3. making notes in the margins of a book
4. She jotted down a few notes during the interview.
5. After class, I usually study my notes and read the next chapter.
6. I can't come to class today. Would you mind taking notes for me?
7. His secretary took notes during our meeting.
8. Please include a brief note about where the picture was taken.
9. He writes in the program notes that the play was inspired by his own childhood.
10. One final note: tickets will be available at the door the night of the concert.

Illustration of NOTE

Origin of NOTE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin nota mark, character, written note

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to NOTE

Synonyms

jotting, memo, memorandum, notation

Related Words

bordereau, memoir, memorial, minutes, protocol, report; line; document, writing

Near Antonyms

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame

See Synonym Discussion at sign