Overview of noun note

The noun note has 9 senses

• note -- (a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment")


• note, short letter, line, billet -- (a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there")


• note, musical note, tone -- (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long")


• note -- (a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice")


• note -- (a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm")


• bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback -- (a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes")


• note, annotation, notation -- (a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope")


• eminence, distinction, preeminence, note -- (high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence")


• note, promissory note, note of hand -- (a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank")

Overview of verb note

The verb note has 4 senses

• note, observe, mention, remark -- (make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing")


• notice, mark, note -- (notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words")


• note, take note, observe -- (observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction")


• note, take down -- (make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning")