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Meaning of 'note' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Note
- Know not; knows not.
2 . Note [ n.]
- Nut.
- Need; needful business.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
- A list of items or of charges; an account.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.
- A key of the piano or organ.
- Observation; notice; heed.
- Notification; information; intelligence.
- State of being under observation.
- Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.
- Stigma; brand; reproach.
- To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to.
- To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand.
- To denote; to designate.
- To annotate.
- To set down in musical characters.
3 . Note [ v. t.]
- To butt; to push with the horns.

Meaning of 'note' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . note [ n]
Meaning (1):
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
Example in sentence:
  • a scholar of great eminence
Meaning (2):
- a short personal letter
Example in sentence:
  • drop me a line when you get there
Meaning (3):
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
Example in sentence:
  • he added a short notation to the address on the envelope;
  • his notes were appended at the end of the article
Meaning (4):
- a characteristic emotional quality
Example in sentence:
  • he detected a note of sarcasm;
  • it ended on a sour note;
  • there was a note of gaiety in her manner
Meaning (5):
- a brief written record
Example in sentence:
  • he made a note of the appointment
Meaning (6):
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
Example in sentence:
  • he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
Meaning (7):
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
Example in sentence:
  • I had to co-sign his note at the bank
Meaning (8):
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Example in sentence:
  • the singer held the note too long
Meaning (9):
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
Example in sentence:
  • there was a note of uncertainty in his voice
10 . note [ v]
Meaning (10):
- notice or perceive
Example in sentence:
  • mark my words;
  • She noted that someone was following her
Meaning (11):
- make a written note of
Example in sentence:
  • she noted everything the teacher said that morning
Meaning (12):
- make mention of
Example in sentence:
  • She observed that his presentation took up too much time;
  • They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing
Meaning (13):
- observe with care or pay close attention to
Example in sentence:
  • Take note of this chemical reaction

Nearby Words:

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