to note
- verb
- /noʊt/
- 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.
- So before we do that, let's note one very important distinction.
- I should first note that Dan does not like the smell.
- But we would be remiss to not note that the exchange goes both ways.
- But I do want to note, sorry, I'm just messing with this.
Examples
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Another thing to note is that it was his idea.
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So let's start the process, and as it runs, I need to note two things.
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Anything else that you want to note about two and four?
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I should first note that Dan does not like the smell.
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Also, it's important to note that she is my superior.
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We should however note that not all faced this fate.
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So before we do that, let's note one very important distinction.
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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 briefly refer to someone or something in words
To tell someone about something important or show it to them
To say something in conversation or writing
To make a careful comment, often in a formal situation
To say or write something as a comment
To write notes in a text to explain words
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A written promise to pay money to a named person or holder, payable on demand and sometimes later
- Specialized
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
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A musical note that lasts half a beat and is written with a solid head, stem, and one flag
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A musical note played a bit lower in jazz and blues to sound sad and emotional
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A very short sound in music that lasts one sixteenth of a whole note
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A written promise to pay a set amount of money when asked or at a fixed time
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A written promise that someone will pay a fixed amount on a set date
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The length of a musical note shown by its symbol, like whole or quarter note
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A small note between two main notes in a melody that connects them smoothly
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A very short sound in music that lasts one thirty-second of a whole note
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A very short musical sound equal to one sixty-fourth of a whole note
How Emphatic
- US
Surface Forms
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.