I. ˈnōt, usu -ōd.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, use, profit, benefit, from Old English nutu; akin to Old English nēotan to use, enjoy — more at neat
dialect England : a cow's lactation period
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English noten, from Old French noter, from Latin notare, from nota note, mark
1.
a.
(1) : to record or fix in the mind or memory : take due or special notice of : notice or observe with care
must be noted that some southern Negroes were able to rise — Mercer Cook
please note that payment in full is enclosed
noted the fine stature of the Indian males — American Guide Series: Oregon
pleased to note that I will be summoned to appear in court — Oris Turner
(2) : to record or preserve in writing : make a note of
noted on the margin his disagreement with the writer
— often used with down
noted down his impressions of the city
(3) archaic : to set down in or provide with notes especially musical notes
(4) : to make a notarial memorandum of nonpayment of (a negotiable bill) on presentation
(5) : to make notes in ; also : annotate
noted cases for the attorney general — John Buchan
b. : to recognize the existence or presence of : perceive , observe
in these brilliant and gifted inhabitants … one may note a number of characteristics — W.K.Ferguson
edema is likely to be noted first in the legs — Morris Fishbein
too good and simple himself to note what was implied — Mary Austin
one notes the scars pocking the buildings — H.L.Matthews
quick to note a shadow of pain across his pale features — W.J.Locke
2. obsolete : denote , signify
3.
a. : to call attention to in speech or writing : make separate or special mention of : remark
the odds, someone noted, were stacked … in favor of the house — T.H.White b. 1915
notes with gallant approval the civilizing influences of British administrators — Hal Lehrman
the magazine noted his understanding of international problems — Current Biography
b. : to indicate or show
records fail to note what became of him
on this occasion she was merely noted as a member of the company — F.C.Schang
scales that can note the absence of a dime in a batch of thousands — Buick Magazine
4. obsolete : charge , accuse , brand — usually used with of, for, or with
Synonyms: see see
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin nota note, mark, character, brand
1.
a.
(1) : a melody or song
mine ear is much enamored of thy note — Shakespeare
(2) : a tone of definite pitch (as of a musical instrument or the voice)
(3) : cry , call , sound
heard the iron on the roof give an uneasy warning note — Eve Langley
not even the loon, in whose voice there is a human note — Charlton Laird
(4) : the musical call or song of a bird
you know its note : the liquid clarity is so perfect that when it sings the other birds … grow silent — Harold Laski
(5) : a tone of voice expressive of some mood, attitude, or emotion
her voice carried a note of irritation — Louis Bromfield
would cry with the wounded note of the utterly betrayed — Mary Austin
her deep-sounding young voice with a note in it he had never heard before — Edna Ferber
a wild anxiety had come into her voice — a note of desperate pleading — O.E.Rölvaag
b.
(1) : a character used to indicate relative duration by its shape and definite musical pitch by its position on the staff
(2) : a key of a pianoforte or similar instrument
c. : odor , smell
a valued perfumery synthetic with a lily-of-the-valley note — J.E.Hawkins & E.G.Rietz
2.
a.
(1) : a characteristic feature, theme, or quality : element , motif
there was such a note of absurdity about it — T.B.Costain
those are the main notes of medieval life — G.G.Coulton
the essential notes of his satire — F.R.Leavis
a fixed note of my father's life — Van Wyck Brooks
two notes of gentility our family maintained — R.M.Lovett
a strong note of realism — Ellen L. Buell
there isn't a note in you which I don't know — Thomas Hardy
(2) : an identifying or dominant theme, characteristic, or motif
the hard, varnished, cosmopolitan cleverness which is the note of the hour — Sinclair Lewis
strikes at once the note of his career — H.E.Scudder
(3) : a concrete object that sets the tone or constitutes an identifying or characteristic feature
vast ranches whose one modern note is an occasional oil derrick — American Guide Series: Texas
(4) : mood , tone , tenor
hadn't intended to end on this note — F.R.Leavis
answered on the same detached note — Francis King
began … on a note of urgency — Christine Weston
inject a note of intimacy into their contacts — T.B.Costain
b. archaic : stigma , reproach
3.
a.
(1) : an abstract of particulars recorded in the conveyance by fine
(2) Scots law : a short and concise statement used as a pleading of an action or defense and setting forth without argument the statutes or cases relied upon
b.
(1) : a brief writing intended to assist the memory or to serve as the basis for a fuller statement : memorandum , minute
made a note on a piece of paper — Barnaby Conrad
(2) : a condensed record of a speech, lecture, lesson, or discussion made at the time of listening
takes extensive notes in all his classes
(3) : an artist's rough sketch especially of a detail
c.
(1) : a brief remark by way of explanation or information : a comment or explanation (as penciled in the margin of a page) : a critical explanation or illustrative observation
(2) : a printed comment or reference that is set apart from the main text and usually in smaller type — see footnote , shoulder note , sidenote ; compare reference mark
(3) : explanatory printed comment on a work of art
program notes for a concert
notes on a record album
d.
(1) archaic : account , bill
(2) : a written or printed paper acknowledging a debt and promising payment : a written promise to pay
has my note for $1000
(3) : a bank note or other form of paper that is current money
deposited the sum in notes and coin
(4) obsolete : a signed receipt : voucher
e.
(1) : a short informal letter
(2) : a formal diplomatic communication regularly bearing the signature of the person who sends it, addressed personally to the minister or other official to whom it is sent, usually written in the first person although sometimes in the third, and typically used for the most important correspondence — compare aide-mé moire , memorandum , note verbale
(3) : any of a number of diplomatic communications of varying character or formality
f.
(1) : a short account, essay, or sketch
not attempting in this brief note to recount again the public battles of that far-off time — Bruce Bliven b.1889
specifically : a communication (as to a scholarly or technical journal) usually considerably shorter in length than an article and severely restricted in scope or subject matter
a brief note … reported the find of an association of human burials and artifacts — G.W.Hewes
(2) : an often informal record of impressions or incidents — usually used in plural
notes on a journey to the headwaters of the Amazon
(3) : a brief item in a newspaper or magazine : jotting
financial notes
household notes
social notes
4.
a. : distinction , reputation , eminence
other animal stories of note — Ellen L. Buell
a figure of almost international note — John Buchan
b. : observation , notice , heed — usually used with take
took full note of all that had happened
c. : knowledge , information
his popularity has long been a matter of note — Current Biography
5. : an incident or situation of an unexpected, startling, or disagreeable character
wasn't that a note for a chief officer to swallow — Sam Ross
that's a hell of a note — Ernest Hemingway
Synonyms: see character , sign
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