note
1. a brief written record (Freq. 14)
- he made a note of the appointment
• Hypernyms:
written record, written account
• Hyponyms:
jotting, jot, marginalia, memo, memorandum,
memoranda, minute
2. a short personal letter (Freq. 13)
- drop me a line when you get there
• Syn:
short letter, line, billet
• Hypernyms:
personal letter
• Hyponyms:
excuse
3. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound (Freq. 4)
- the singer held the note too long
• Syn:
musical note, tone
• Derivationally related forms:
tonic (for: tone)
• Hypernyms:
musical notation
• Hyponyms:
tonic, keynote, supertonic, mediant, subdominant,
dominant, submediant, subtonic, leading tone, pedal point, pedal,
trill, shake, middle C, chord, passing note, passing tone,
whole note, semibreve, half note, minim, quarter note, crotchet,
eighth note, quaver, sixteenth note, semiquaver, thirty-second note, demisemiquaver,
demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, grace note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura,
blue note, monotone
• Member Holonyms:
scale, musical scale
4. a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling (Freq. 3)
- there was a note of uncertainty in his voice
• Hypernyms:
tone, tone of voice
5. a characteristic emotional quality (Freq. 2)
- it ended on a sour note
- there was a note of gaiety in her manner
- he detected a note of sarcasm
• Hypernyms:
air, aura, atmosphere
6. a comment or instruction (usually added) (Freq. 1)
- his notes were appended at the end of the article
- he added a short notation to the address on the envelope
• Syn:
annotation, notation
• Derivationally related forms:
note (for: notation), annotate (for: annotation), annotate
• Hypernyms:
comment, commentary
• Hyponyms:
poste restante, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit,
reference, mention, quotation, footnote, footer, nota bene,
NB, N.B., postscript, PS
7. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) (Freq. 1)
- he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
• Syn:
bill, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note,
banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
• Hypernyms:
paper money, folding money, paper currency
• Hyponyms:
silver certificate, hundred dollar bill, c-note, fifty dollar bill, fifty,
twenty dollar bill, twenty, tenner, ten dollar bill, fiver, five-spot,
five-spot, two dollar bill, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill,
buck, clam
8. high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a scholar of great eminence
• Syn:
eminence, distinction, preeminence
• Derivationally related forms:
preeminent (for: preeminence), eminent (for: eminence)
• Hypernyms:
high status
• Hyponyms:
king
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
• Syn:
promissory note, note of hand
• Hypernyms:
debt instrument, obligation, certificate of indebtedness
• Hyponyms:
demand note, note receivable, note payable, municipal note, IOU, time note
1. make mention of (Freq. 41)
- She observed that his presentation took up too much time
- They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing
• Syn:
observe, mention, remark
• Derivationally related forms:
remark (for: remark), mention (for: mention), mentioner (for: mention), observer (for: observe), observation (for: observe)
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
comment, notice, remark, point out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. notice or perceive (Freq. 36)
- She noted that someone was following her
- mark my words
• Syn:
notice, mark
• Ant:
ignore (for: notice)
• Derivationally related forms:
mark (for: mark), noticeable (for: notice), notice (for: notice), noticer (for: notice)
• Hyponyms:
take notice
• Entailment:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. observe with care or pay close attention to (Freq. 29)
- Take note of this chemical reaction
• Syn:
take note, observe
• Derivationally related forms:
observable (for: observe), observant (for: observe), observer (for: observe), observation (for: observe)
• Entailment:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: take note)
4. make a written note of (Freq. 3)
- she noted everything the teacher said that morning
• Syn:
take down
• Derivationally related forms:
notation
• Hypernyms:
write down, set down, get down, put down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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