Meaning

25 senses

  1. A symbol or annotation.

    (countable, uncountable)A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.

    знакznak

    знакznak

  2. (countable, uncountable)A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.

    примеча́ниеprimečánije, поме́ткаpométka

  3. (countable, uncountable)A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.

    Notiz

    примеча́ниеprimečánije, поме́ткаpométka

    примі́ткаprymítka

  4. A written or printed communication or commitment.

    (countable, uncountable)A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.

    I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.

    Notiz, Zettel

    запи́скаzapíska, заме́ткаzamétka

    запи́скаzapýska, циду́лкаcydúlka, циду́лаcydúla

  5. (countable, uncountable)A short informal letter; a billet.

    Notiz, Zettel

    запи́скаzapíska, письмецо́pisʹmecó

    запи́скаzapýska, циду́лаcydúla, циду́лкаcydúlka

    a short personal letter

  6. (countable, literary, uncountable)An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A diplomatic missive or written communication.

    Note

    но́таnóta

    но́таnóta

    a brief written record

  8. (countable, uncountable)A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.

    Near-synonyms: draft, bond, paper, commercial paper, IOU, letter of credit

    a promissory note

  9. (countable, uncountable)A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.

    I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note.

    a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

  10. (countable, uncountable)A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.

  11. A sound.

    (countable, uncountable)A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.

    Note

    но́таnóta

    но́таnóta

  12. (countable, uncountable)A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.

    Ton

    но́таnóta

    но́таnóta

    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

Examples

1004 sentences

  1. Tom left a note for Mary.

    Том залишив Мері цидулку.

    ruТом оставил для Мэри записку.

    deTom hinterließ Mary eine Nachricht.

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  2. Tom sent a note to Mary.

    Том надіслав Мері цидулку.

    ruТом послал Мэри записку.

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  3. Tom wrote a note to Mary.

    Том написав Мері записку.

    ruТом написал Мэри записку.

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  4. Did Tom leave a suicide note?

    Том лишив предсмертну записку?

    ruТом оставил предсмертную записку?

    deHat Tom einen Abschiedsbrief hinterlassen?

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  5. Did you deliver the note to Tom?

    Ви передали записку Тому?

    ruТы передал записку Тому?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
visible sign:
marginal comment or explanation:
memorandum:
diplomatic missive or written communication:
Русский
By meaning 7
visible sign:
mark, or sign, made to call attention:
memorandum:
short informal letter:
diplomatic missive or written communication:
key of the piano or organ:
observation:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
marginal comment or explanation:
memorandum:
diplomatic missive or written communication:
musical sound:

Origin

From Middle English note, from Old English not, nōt (“note, mark, sign”) and Old French no

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”).

From Middle English note (“use, usefulness, profit”), from Old English notu (“use, enjoyment, advantage, profit, utility”), from Proto-West Germanic *notu, from Proto-Germanic *nutō (“enjoyment, utilisation”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with West Frisian not (“yield, produce, crop”), Dutch genot (“enjoyment, pleasure”), Dutch nut (“usefulness, utility, behoof”), German Nutzen (“benefit, usefulness, utility”), Icelandic not (“use”, noun). Related also to Old English notian (“to enjoy, make use of, employ”), Old English nēotan (“to use, enjoy”), Old High German niozan (“to use, enjoy”) (Modern German genießen (“to enjoy”)), Modern German benutzen (“to use”). Related to nait.

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Forms

plural: notes

Synonyms

35 synonyms
draftB2bondB1paperA1billA2markA2commercial paperIOUletter of credit
observation, notice, heed:attentionA2
mark of disgrace:brandA2reproachC2stainB2blemishblotstigmataint
Close in meaning

Word family

143 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • left a note
  • taking notes
  • suicide note
  • read the note
  • a suicide note
  • a note on
  • takes notes in
  • make a note
  • a note to
  • a note of
  • a note for
  • note on the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
notarynotationnotchnotebookA1notepadnoteworthy
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