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to note

to note

951 1.6
To say or write something to make people notice it
  • verb
  • /noʊt/
translation icon : señalar
  • Also I should note that this is not the problem.
  • important to note
  • also note that
  • worth noting

So before we do that, let's note one very important distinction.

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Examples

  • Another thing to note is that it was his idea.

  • So let's start the process, and as it runs, I need to note two things.

  • Anything else that you want to note about two and four?

  • I should first note that Dan does not like the smell.

  • Also, it's important to note that she is my superior.

  • We should however note that not all faced this fate.

  • So before we do that, let's note one very important distinction.

  • Politics, as the women in this study noted, is a discursive game of who knows what.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Furthermore, it is important to note that adults are not always privy to peer culture.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It's essential to note the changes in weather patterns over the last decade.

Synonyms

to mention
vsto note
1.0

To briefly refer to someone or something in words

is used more generally to bring up or comment without implying brevity
to point out
vsto note
1.8

To tell someone about something important or show it to them

is used more generally to mention something without careful indication
to mention it
vsto note
282 1.6

To say something in conversation or writing

is used more broadly to draw attention beyond just conversation or writing
to observe
vsto note
  • Formal
108 4.1

To make a careful comment, often in a formal situation

is used more broadly to bring something to attention without formal tone
to remark
vsto note
97 2.1

To say or write something as a comment

is used more generally to bring something up briefly and without detail
to comment
vsto note
84 2.4

To write notes in a text to explain words

is used more broadly to refer to things beyond written annotation

Antonyms

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

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

Phrasal Verbs

69 3.4

Pay attention to something to remember or think about it

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 Emphatic

to stress
183 3.1
to emphasize
  • US
397 3.7
to point out
1.8
to note
951 1.6
to remark
97 2.1
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

note infinitive
noted past
noted past participle
noting present participle
notes third person singular

Etymology

The word note comes from the Latin notare, 'to mark'. To note something by saying it or writing it is to 'mark' it out for others, which is why to note can mean to mention or point out.