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note

verb · /noʊt/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does note mean?

note (verb): to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use note in a sentence?

How do you pronounce note?

/noʊt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does note come from?

From Middle English note, from Old English not, nōt (“note, mark, sign”) and Old French note (“letter, note”), both from Latin nota (“mark, sign, remark, note”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of note?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “note” mean?

to form (something) by combining materials or parts

Not quite: that's what build means.

to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed

Right! That's what “note” means.

to utter intentions of injury or punishment against

Not quite: that's what threaten means.

to come face to face with by accident; to encounter

Not quite: that's what meet means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “note”?

observe

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believe

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provide

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include

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