note
noun
1. a brief written record
- he made a note of the appointment
Definition categories: communication
2. a short personal letter
Definition categories: communication
3. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- the singer held the note too long
Similar word(s): tone
Definition categories: communication
4. a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- there was a note of uncertainty in his voice
Definition categories: communication, tone
5. 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
Definition categories: attribute, air, atmosphere, aura
6. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
Similar word(s): banknote, bill, greenback
Definition categories: possession
7. a comment or instruction (usually added)
- his notes were appended at the end of the article
Similar word(s): annotation, notation
Definition categories: communication, comment, commentary
8. high status importance owing to marked superiority
Similar word(s): distinction, eminence, preeminence
Definition categories: state
9. a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- I had to co-sign his note at the bank
Definition categories: possession, obligation
Sentences with note as a noun:
- I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.
- I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note.
- a poet of note
verb
1. make mention of
- They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing
Similar word(s): mention, observe, remark
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
2. notice or perceive
- She noted that someone was following her
Definition categories: perception
3. observe with care or pay close attention to
- Take note of this chemical reaction
Similar word(s): observe
Definition categories: perception
4. make a written note of
- she noted everything the teacher said that morning
Definition categories: communication
Sentences with note as a verb:
- If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral.
- We noted his speech.
- The modular multiplicative inverse of x may be noted x-1.