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note(noun)/nəʊt/ /nəʊt/- a short piece of writing to help you remember something
- Please make a note of the dates.
- She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it.
- Note to self (= a mental instruction): book more holidays.
Extra Examples- I've made a note of the book's title.
- She kept detailed notes of her travels.
- She made a mental note to call them in the morning.
- a short informal letter
SEE ALSO suicide note
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/suicide-note - Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening.
- She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table.
- He wrote a note to his parents saying he was leaving.
Extra Examples- I left a note for Judith on her desk.
- She left me a note to say my dinner was in the oven.
- I saw you two passing notes during class.
- Just a quick note to wish you luck.
- He gave a handwritten note to the principal.
- information that you write down when somebody is speaking, or when you are reading a book, etc.
- He sat taking notes of everything that was said.
- Can I borrow your lecture notes?
- detailed information that is kept about a particular person, topic or situation
- Patients' medical notes have gone missing.
- He kept notes on the birds, mammals, reptiles and plants he saw on walks.
- information about a performance, an actor’s career, a piece of music, etc. printed in a special book or on a record cover, etc.
SEE ALSO liner note
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/liner-note - The booklet has full notes on each artist.
- The catalogue contains detailed notes on each painting.
- The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording.
- a short comment on a word or passage in a book
SEE ALSO footnote
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/footnote - a new edition of ‘Hamlet’, with explanatory notes
- See note 3, page 259.
- a piece of paper money
- a £5 note
- We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques.
- a thick wad of notes
- a single sound of a particular length and pitch (= how high or low a sound is), made by the voice or a musical instrument; the written or printed sign for a musical note
SEE ALSO blue note
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blue-note - He played the first few notes of the tune.
- high/low notes
- I played a lot of wrong notes because I was so nervous.
Extra Examples- Some of the high notes were difficult for him to sing.
- She's a bit wobbly on the top notes.
- a particular quality in something, for example in somebody’s voice or the atmosphere at an event; a comment on something with a particular quality
SYNONYM air
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/air_2 - There was a note of amusement in his voice.
- It's good to finish on a positive note.
- On a more serious note (= speaking more seriously)…
- On a slightly different note (= changing the subject slightly), let’s talk about…
- The year ended on an optimistic note.
- As a side note, the entire festival is free.
Extra Examples- His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings.
- I detected a faint note of weariness in his voice.
- On a brighter note…
- On a completely unrelated note…
- The conference ended on an optimistic note.
- There was a sad note in her voice.
- an official document with a particular purpose
SEE ALSO credit note
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/credit-note - a sick note from your doctor
- The buyer has to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt.
- Students returning to school after absence must bring a note from their parents.
- an official letter from the representative of one government to another
- an exchange of diplomatic notes
- if two or more people compare notes, they each say what they think about the same event, situation, etc.
- We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards.
- Let's compare notes on our experiences.
- to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion
- It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
- Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood.
- of importance or of great interest
- a scientist of note
- The museum contains nothing of great note.
- The frescoes are worthy of note.
- to express feelings or opinions of a particular kind
- She sounded a note of warning in her speech.
- The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note.
Extra Examples- He sounded a cautionary note.
- His opening remarks struck the right note.
- to pay attention to something and be sure to remember it
- Take note of what he says.
- Under the new rules the penalty for illegal play is increased. Players take note.
- He took careful note of the suspicious-looking man in the corner of the bar.
Word Origin- Middle English (in sense 6 of the noun and both verb senses): from Old French note (noun), noter (verb), from Latin nota ‘a mark’, notare ‘to mark’.
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