11 VERB If you note something, you mention it in order to draw people's attention to it. □ [V that] The report notes that export and import volumes picked up in leading economies. □ [V n] The yearbook also noted a sharp drop in reported cases of sexually transmitted disease.
12 VERB When you note something, you write it down as a record of what has happened. □ [V with quote] 'He has had his tonsils out and has been ill, too', she noted in her diary. □ [V n] One policeman was clearly visible noting the number plates of passing cars. □ [V wh] A guard came and took our names and noted where each of us was sitting. [Also V that]
13 → see also noted , promissory note , sleeve note
14 PHRASE If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours. □ The women were busily comparing notes on the queen's outfit. [Also + with ]
15 PHRASE Someone or something that is of note is important, worth mentioning, or well-known. □ …politicians of note. □ He has published nothing of note in the last ten years.
16 PHRASE If someone or something strikes a particular note or sounds a particular note , they create a particular feeling, impression, or atmosphere. □ Before his first round of discussions, Mr Baker sounded an optimistic note. □ Plants growing out of cracks in paving strike the right note up a cottage-garden path.
17 PHRASE If you take note of something, you pay attention to it because you think that it is important or significant. □ [+ of ] Take note of the weather conditions. □ They took note that she showed no surprise at the news of the murder.
18 to make a mental note → see mental
▸ note down PHRASAL VERB If you note down something, you write it down quickly, so that you have a record of it. □ [V P n] She had noted down the names and she told me the story simply and factually. □ [V n P ] If you find a name that's on the list I've given you, note it down. □ [V P wh] Please note down what I'm about to say. SYNONYMS note NOUN 1
message: I got a message you were trying to reach me.
communication: The ambassador has brought a communication from the President.
memo: Did you get the memo about opening hours?
letter: I had received a letter from a very close friend. VERB
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notice: Luckily, I'd noticed where you left the car.
observe: In 1664 Hooke observed a reddish spot on the surface of the planet.
perceive: 'Precisely what other problems do you perceive?' she asked.
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write down: On the morning before starting the fast, write down your starting weight.
record: …a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history.
jot down: Keep a pad handy to jot down queries as they occur.
note|book /noʊ tbʊk/ (notebooks )
1 N‑COUNT A notebook is a small book for writing notes in. □ He brought out a notebook and pen from his pocket. □ …her reporter's notebook.
2 N‑COUNT [usu N n] A notebook computer is a small personal computer. □ This is a super-slim, lightweight notebook computer.
not|ed ◆◇◇ /noʊ t I d/ ADJ To be noted for something you do or have means to be well-known and admired for it. □ [+ for ] …a television programme noted for its attacks on organised crime. □ [+ for ] Lawyers are not noted for rushing into change. SYNONYMS noted ADJ
famous: New Orleans is famous for its cuisine.
celebrated: He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.
well-known: He surrounds himself with attractive, intelligent, or well-known people.
prominent: …a prominent member of the Law Society.
renowned: …Sir William Crookes, the renowned chemist.
note|pad /noʊ tpæd/ (notepads ) N‑COUNT A notepad is a pad of paper that you use for writing notes or letters on.
note|paper /noʊ tpe I pə r / N‑UNCOUNT Notepaper is paper that you use for writing letters on. □ He had written letters on official notepaper to promote a relative's company.
note|worthy /noʊ twɜː r ði/ ADJ A fact or event that is noteworthy is interesting, remarkable, or significant in some way. [FORMAL ] □ It is noteworthy that the programme has been shifted from its original August slot to July. □ I found nothing particularly noteworthy to report. □ The most noteworthy feature of the list is that there are no women on it.
noth|ing ◆◆◆ /nʌ θ I ŋ/ (nothings )
1 PRON Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. □ I've done nothing much since coffee time. □ [+ of ] The man knows nothing of history or sociology. □ He was dressed in jeans and nothing else. □ There is nothing wrong with the car.
2 PRON You use nothing to indicate that something or someone is not important or significant. □ Because he had always had money, it meant nothing to him. □ This cold snap is nothing compared to a real winter. □ She kept bursting into tears over nothing at work. □ Do our years together mean nothing? ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Nothing is also a noun. □ It is the picture itself that is the problem; so small, so dull. It's a nothing, really.