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note

/noʊ̯t/noun, verb1 syllable

Note means: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank).

Synonyms for note34

noun, as in a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

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

noun, as in a short personal letter

short letter, line, billet

noun, as in high status importance owing to marked superiority

eminence, distinction, preeminence

noun, as in a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

musical note, tone

noun, as in a comment or instruction (usually added)

annotation, notation

noun, as in a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time

promissory note, note of hand

verb, as in make mention of

observe, mention, remark

verb, as in notice or perceive

notice, mark

verb, as in observe with care or pay close attention to

take note, observe

verb, as in make a written note of

take down

also used for note

draft, bond, paper, commercial paper, IOU, letter of credit, attention

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What does note mean?13

noun

1

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)“he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes”

2

a short personal letter“drop me a line when you get there”

3

high status importance owing to marked superiority“a scholar of great eminence”

4

a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound“the singer held the note too long”

5

a comment or instruction (usually added)“his notes were appended at the end of the article”

6

a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time“I had to co-sign his note at the bank”

7

a brief written record“he made a note of the appointment”

8

a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling“there was a note of uncertainty in his voice”

9

a characteristic emotional quality“it ended on a sour note”

verb

1

make mention of“She observed that his presentation took up too much time”

2

notice or perceive“She noted that someone was following her”

3

observe with care or pay close attention to“Take note of this chemical reaction”

4

make a written note of“she noted everything the teacher said that morning”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with note?17

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Note in a sentence

  • Every chord, every harmony, every discordant note fills me with immense joy.keegi
  • All classes, please note: lessons are cancelled today from the third period onwards.sundown
  • According to the police, there was no suicide note.CK
  • A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.carlosalberto
  • Even small gestures, like a handwritten note, can touch my heart deeply.Nuel
  • I got a scribbled note from him, but haven't heard from him since.CM
  • I note down absolutely everything, but they're no good to me afterwards.fcbond
  • When he plays, there are a lot of wrong notes.mailohilohi

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Forms of note

as a noun

plural
notes

as a verb

past tense
noted
present participle
noting
third-person singular
notes
past participle
noted