Definitions for note

Definitions for (noun) note

Main entry: note

Definition: a characteristic emotional quality

Usage: it ended on a sour note; there was a note of gaiety in her manner; he detected a note of sarcasm


Main entry: note

Definition: a brief written record

Usage: he made a note of the appointment


Main entry: billet, short letter, note, line

Definition: a short personal letter

Usage: drop me a line when you get there


Main entry: annotation, notation, note

Definition: a comment or instruction (usually added)

Usage: his notes were appended at the end of the article; he added a short notation to the address on the envelope


Main entry: musical note, note, tone

Definition: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

Usage: the singer held the note too long


Main entry: note

Definition: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling

Usage: there was a note of uncertainty in his voice


Main entry: Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note, bill, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote

Definition: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

Usage: he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes


Main entry: note, note of hand, promissory note

Definition: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time

Usage: I had to co-sign his note at the bank


Main entry: preeminence, note, distinction, eminence

Definition: high status importance owing to marked superiority

Usage: a scholar of great eminence


Definitions for (verb) note

Main entry: remark, note, observe, mention

Definition: make mention of

Usage: She observed that his presentation took up too much time; They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing


Main entry: note, take down

Definition: make a written note of

Usage: she noted everything the teacher said that morning


Main entry: mark, note, notice

Definition: notice or perceive

Usage: She noted that someone was following her; mark my words


Main entry: take note, note, observe

Definition: observe with care or pay close attention to

Usage: Take note of this chemical reaction


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