to take note
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk noʊt/
:
tomar nota (de)
- If you're attending the lecture, make sure to take note of any key definitions mentioned.
- important to take note
- also take note
But if you are interviewing, take note of what's happening.
- But if you are interviewing, take note of what's happening.
- People need to stop and take note of that.
- And when you hit lungs empty, take note of the time.
- So Dixon on my birthday, on my birthday, take note here.
- Take pause, take a minute and take note.
Examples
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Nevertheless, coaches and applied sport psychologists should take note of the pattern of results shown in the data.
Academic text (2003) -
The Chinese American community similarly took note of and appeared to soften its opposition to intercultural couples.
Academic text (2003) -
But we will take note of that, OK?
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Are you ready to take notes?
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I like it better when you sit and take notes on what the professor is saying.
Academic text (1999) -
In Korea, students usually take notes in the classroom while the teacher provides instruction.
Academic text (2015) -
But if you are interviewing, take note of what's happening.
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Grab your pad and take notes, Peralta.
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Nearly a century ago, Sigmund Freud also took note of this important human proclivity.
Academic text (1997) -
Predictably, right-wing elements throughout the region took note of the success in Honduras and were encouraged to follow suit.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Pay attention to advice or warnings and act on them
∞
1.0
To see or become aware of something
∞
1.6
To focus on someone or something and notice carefully
619
2.4
To watch something carefully to learn about it
318
1.8
To notice something carefully
271
2.1
To pay careful attention to something
240
3.0
To remember something when making decisions or thinking about it
214
1.1
Put information on paper to help you remember it later
184
4.1
Consider a fact or idea and include it when making a decision
92
5.0
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
91
3.3
Notice something and pay attention to it
43
3.4
Remember something when you decide or think about it
42
3.5
To see and pay attention to something
37
3.2
Understand new information or ideas
16
4.6
Watch carefully for something important or dangerous
11
6.2
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
4
3.7
Stay alert to hear useful news or information
2
4.5
To listen carefully to advice or warnings
1
6.0
Watch carefully for something you expect to see
1
6.4
To pay careful attention to what someone says or does
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to pay careful attention / notice' is directly and compositionally built from 'take' and 'note' since 'note' already means to observe and 'take' signals adopting that action; together they form the predictable instruction to notice or record something. This pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase take note comes from the simple picture of take and note: literally picking up or writing a small note to help you remember something. That's why it now means 'to pay attention to' or 'remember'.