English noun: note | |||
1. | note (communication) a brief written record | ||
Samples | He made a note of the appointment. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | written account, written record | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jot, jotting, marginalia, memo, memoranda, memorandum, minute | ||
2. | note (communication) a short personal letter | ||
Samples | Drop me a line when you get there. | ||
Synonyms | billet, line, short letter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | personal letter | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | excuse | ||
3. | note (communication) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | ||
Samples | The singer held the note too long. | ||
Synonyms | musical note, tone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | musical notation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acciaccatura, appoggiatura, blue note, chord, crotchet, demisemiquaver, dominant, eighth note, grace note, half note, hemidemisemiquaver, keynote, leading tone, mediant, middle C, minim, monotone, passing note, passing tone, pedal, pedal point, quarter note, quaver, semibreve, semiquaver, shake, sixteenth note, sixty-fourth note, subdominant, submediant, subtonic, supertonic, thirty-second note, tonic, trill, whole note | ||
Member meronym | musical scale, scale | ||
4. | note (communication) a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling | ||
Samples | There was a note of uncertainty in his voice. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tone, tone of voice | ||
5. | note (attribute) a characteristic emotional quality | ||
Samples | It ended on a sour note. There was a note of gaiety in her manner. He detected a note of sarcasm. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | air, atmosphere, aura | ||
6. | note (possession) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | ||
Samples | He peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes. | ||
Synonyms | bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback | ||
Broader (hypernym) | folding money, paper currency, paper money | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buck, c-note, clam, dollar, dollar bill, fifty, fifty dollar bill, five dollar bill, five-spot, fiver, hundred dollar bill, one dollar bill, silver certificate, ten dollar bill, tenner, twenty, twenty dollar bill, two dollar bill | ||
7. | note (communication) a comment or instruction (usually added) | ||
Samples | His notes were appended at the end of the article. He added a short notation to the address on the envelope. | ||
Synonyms | annotation, notation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | comment, commentary | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, footer, footnote, mention, N.B., NB, nota bene, poste restante, postscript, PS, quotation, reference | ||
8. | note (state) high status importance owing to marked superiority | ||
Samples | A scholar of great eminence. | ||
Synonyms | distinction, eminence, preeminence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | high status | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | king | ||
9. | note (possession) a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time | ||
Samples | I had to co-sign his note at the bank. | ||
Synonyms | note of hand, promissory note | ||
Broader (hypernym) | certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | demand note, IOU, municipal note, note payable, note receivable, time note | ||
English verb: note | |||
1. | note (communication) make mention of | ||
Samples | She observed that his presentation took up too much time. They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing. | ||
Synonyms | mention, observe, remark | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | comment, notice, point out, remark | ||
2. | note (perception) notice or perceive | ||
Samples | She noted that someone was following her. Mark my words. | ||
Synonyms | mark, notice | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | take notice | ||
Entail | comprehend, perceive | ||
Antonyms | ignore | ||
3. | note (perception) observe with care or pay close attention to | ||
Samples | Take note of this chemical reaction. | ||
Synonyms | observe, take note | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Entail | comprehend, perceive | ||
4. | note (communication) make a written note of | ||
Samples | She noted everything the teacher said that morning. | ||
Synonyms | take down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get down, put down, set down, write down | ||