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note noun [ nəʊt ]

• a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.
• "I'll make a note in my diary"
Similar: record, account, entry, item, notation, minute, jotting, inscription, memorandum, reminder, aide-memoire, memo, minutes, records, jottings, report, commentary, transcript, proceedings, transactions, observations, impressions, details, data, synopsis, precis, summary, sketch, outline, deets,
• a short informal letter or written message.
• "I left her a note explaining where I was going"
Similar: message, communication, letter, missive, epistle, line, email,
• a banknote.
• "a ten-pound note"
Similar: banknote, bill, greenback, Treasury note, flimsy, paper money,
• a single tone of definite pitch made by a musical instrument or the human voice.
• "the last notes of the symphony died away"
• a particular quality or tone that reflects or expresses a mood or attitude.
• "there was a note of scorn in her voice"
Similar: tone, intonation, inflection, sound, hint, indication, sign, element, streak, strain, vein, suggestion, suspicion,

note verb

• notice or pay particular attention to (something).
• "he noted his mother's unusual gaiety"
Similar: bear in mind, be mindful of, consider, observe, take note of, listen to, heed, take notice of, pay attention to, take in, pay regard to, be guided by,
Opposite: ignore, disregard,
• record (something) in writing.
• "he noted down her address on a piece of paper"
Similar: write down, put down, jot down, take down, set down, mark down, inscribe, enter, mark, record, register, scribble, scrawl, pencil, put in writing, put down on paper, commit to paper, put in black and white,
Origin: Middle English (in note (sense 4 of the noun) and note (sense 1 of the verb)): from Old French note (noun), noter (verb), from Latin nota ‘a mark’, notare ‘to mark’.

of note

• worth paying attention to.
"many of his comments are worthy of note"

hit a false note

• appear insincere or inappropriate.
"she greeted him gushingly, and that struck a false note"

hit the right note

• say or do something in a way that that is very suitable for a particular audience or occasion.
"the party appeared to strike exactly the right note with the electorate"

hit the wrong note

• say or do something in a way that that is very unsuitable for a particular audience or occasion.
"her performance hit the wrong note with the judges"

sound a note of

• express (a particular feeling or view) about something.
"he sounded a note of caution about the trend towards health foods"

take note

• pay attention.
"employers should take note of the needs of disabled people"



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