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note

note

1.0
A short written message to remind or tell someone something
  • noun
  • /noʊt/
translation icon : nota
  • And before their mom left, she left a note saying trust me.
  • take notes
  • note-taking
  • sticky notes

So this is the author's note to Grave Peril.

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Examples

  • I found a note on my desk reminding me of the meeting tomorrow.

  • Can I leave him a note?

  • It's like I write a note to each person.

  • And then I got this note from a fan.

  • Maybe send out those thank you notes for Christmas.

  • And if you could add a little note to each one.

  • I found your note when I came down from London this afternoon.

  • We need to write a note.

  • We'll leave him a note.

  • Monday morning there was a note on my desk that you wanted to see me, Keyes.

Synonyms

message
vsnote
1.0

A short note or text someone sends to give information

is specifically a short written form used to communicate or remember information
memo
vsnote
341 1.8

A short written note used at work to inform or remind people

is the general short written message used across everyday situations
line
vsnote
237 3.1

A short personal note sent to another person

is broader and used for many short written purposes beyond personal ones
memorandum
vsnote
  • Formal
48 5.4

A short written message used at work to give information or reminders

is the same idea but used less formally across many contexts
notation
vsnote
13 4.4

A short written note added to a document to give information

is broader and used for general short messages not only inside documents
annotation
vsnote
8 4.9

A short note added to a text or diagram to explain it

is more general and used separately to communicate or remember information
5 3.4

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

is usually shorter and less formal, aimed at quick reminders or messages
jotting
vsnote
1 4.2

A short note written quickly by hand to remember something

is less about speed and more about general short written messages
billet
vsnote
  • Archaic
9.6

A short private letter often kept secret

is more general and not limited to private personal letters

Idioms

To finish in a successful, happy way

To sing a note correctly and stay in tune

To be unable to sing in tune

Finish in a way that leaves people disappointed or unhappy

Compounds

9 3.8

To keep something in mind to use later

promissory note
  • Specialized
6 7.0

A written promise to pay money to a named person or holder, payable on demand and sometimes later

5 1.7

Paper money issued by a central bank used to pay for things

musical note
  • Specialized
3 3.0

A sign on written music that shows how high and how long a sound is

3 3.2

Writing down important information to help you remember it later

Treasury note
  • Specialized
3 6.5

A loan to the government that pays interest and is repaid in one to ten years

Paper money the United States Federal Reserve issues for buying things

eighth note
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A musical note that lasts half a beat and is written with a solid head, stem, and one flag

quarter note
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A note that lasts for one beat in common time

1 6.9

A wrong sound in music or a remark that spoils the feeling they wanted

grace note
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A very short decorative note played quickly before a main note

whole note
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A musical note that lasts for four beats in common time

blue note
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A musical note played a bit lower in jazz and blues to sound sad and emotional

demand note
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A written promise to pay money when the lender asks

half note
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A musical note that lasts for two beats in common time

sixteenth note
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A very short sound in music that lasts one sixteenth of a whole note

municipal note
  • Specialized
8.2

A short-term loan a local government sells to raise money

Paper money issued by a country's central bank used to buy things

A written message that says you are sorry when someone dies

note of hand
  • Specialized
9.9

A written promise to pay a set amount of money when asked or at a fixed time

note payable
  • Specialized
6.1

A written promise to pay a set amount of money on a future date

note receivable
  • Specialized
6.9

A written promise that someone will pay a fixed amount on a set date

note value
  • Specialized
5.2

The length of a musical note shown by its symbol, like whole or quarter note

8.6

A sound not in tune or a remark that feels out of place

passing note
  • Specialized
7.2

A small note between two main notes in a melody that connects them smoothly

thirty-second note
  • Specialized
8.4

A very short sound in music that lasts one thirty-second of a whole note

time note
  • Specialized
8.9

A written promise to pay money on a specific date

sixty-fourth note
  • Specialized
7.7

A very short musical sound equal to one sixty-fourth of a whole note

two-note call
  • Specialized
8.1

A bird sound that has two different notes played one after the other

How Detailed

dossier
  • Formal
74 7.4
report
1.3
memo
341 1.8
note
1.0
jotting
1 4.2

Surface Forms

note singular
notes plural

Etymology

The word note comes from the Latin nota, which means 'a mark' or 'sign'. A written note is simply a small 'marked' paper to remember or tell something, so the origin explains why a note is a short message you keep or give to someone.