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take note

idiom

: to notice or give special attention to someone or something
She has been extremely successful in her own country, and now the rest of the world is beginning to take note.
She took note of the exact time.

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Couples with their sights set on Puglia, take note of Masseria Calderisi. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025 Their job is to take a problem, determine how complicated a set its solution requires, and place it on the proper shelf, so that other mathematicians can take note. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025 Keep this shape in mind during pruning and take note of any branches that are spaced too closely together. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025 Rabin said that courts might take note when said trash-talking harms one of the unhappy partners. Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take note

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“Take note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20note. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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