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note
See also Note, and noté
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English note, noote (“use, usefulness, profit”), from Old English notu (“use, enjoyment, advantage, profit, utility”), from Proto-Germanic *nutō (“enjoyment, utilisation”), from Proto-Indo-European *neud- (“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 benutzen (“to use”).
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Noun
note (usually uncountable; plural notes)
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; employment.
- 1701, Halliwell:
- But thefte serveth of wykked note, Hyt hangeth hys mayster by the throte.
- 1701, Halliwell:
- Utility; profit; advantage; foredeal; benefit; pains.
- 1838, William Marriott, William Marriott (Ph. Dr.), A collection of English miracle-plays or mysteries (The Deluge):
- And have thou that for thy note!
- 1838, William Marriott, William Marriott (Ph. Dr.), A collection of English miracle-plays or mysteries (The Deluge):
- Affair, matter, concern.
- 1566, John Martial, A Replie to M. Calfhills Blasphemous Answer
- He sayeth: It is the peculiar note of Gods servates, not to bow their knee to Baal.
- 1566, John Martial, A Replie to M. Calfhills Blasphemous Answer
- (Can we verify() this sense?) An event, occasion.
- Business; undertaking; task, duty; purpose.
- 1811, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, George Darley, The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: Volume 2:
- The chief note of a scholar, you say, is to govern his passions; wherefore I do take all patiently.
- 1911, Homiletic review: Volume 62:
- It is the peculiar note of this ministry that it stands in the will of Christ, which the minister knows, to which he is consecrated, and which he illustrates in his own character.
- 1811, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, George Darley, The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: Volume 2:
- (Can we verify() this sense?) Conflict; Fray.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English noten, notien, from Old English notian (“to make use of, use, employ, enjoy”), from Proto-Germanic *nutōnan (“to make use of”), from Proto-Indo-European *neud- (“to acquire, make use of”).
Verb
note (third-person singular simple present notes, present participle noting, simple past and past participle noted)
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To use; make use of; employ.
- 1553, Gawin Douglas (translator), Eneados (original by Virgil), reprinted in 1710 as Virgil’s Æneis, Tranſated into Scottish Verſe, by the Famous Gawin Douglas Biſhop of Dunkeld:
- He would note it.
- 1553, Gawin Douglas (translator), Eneados (original by Virgil), reprinted in 1710 as Virgil’s Æneis, Tranſated into Scottish Verſe, by the Famous Gawin Douglas Biſhop of Dunkeld:
- (Can we verify() this sense?) (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To enjoy.
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To use for food; eat.
- 1808, Jameson:
- He notes very little.
- 1808, Jameson:
- (Can we verify() this sense?) (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To need; have occasion for.
References
- note in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- note, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Volume 2, Halliwell, 1860.
Etymology 3
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”).
Noun
note (plural notes)
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- 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.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- 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.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (finance) A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
- A piece of paper money; a banknote.
- I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note.
- A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (music) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- (music) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.
- (music) A key of the piano or organ.
- Observation; notice; heed.
- Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "note"
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Translations
visible sign
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Verb
note (third-person singular simple present notes, present participle noting, simple past and past participle noted)
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed
- If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- We noted his speech.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate
- (transitive) To annotate
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
Derived terms
Translations
To notice with care
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External links
- note in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- note in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nota.
Pronunciation
Noun
note f. (plural notes)
Derived terms
Verb
note
- first-person singular present indicative of noter
- third-person singular present indicative of noter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of noter
- third-person singular present subjunctive of noter
- second-person singular imperative of noter
Galician
Verb
note
- first-person singular present subjunctive of notar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of notar
Italian
Adjective
note pl.
- feminine plural form of noto
Noun
note f.
- Plural form of nota.
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
nōte
- vocative masculine singular of nōtus
Portuguese
Verb
note
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb notar.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of verb notar.
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb notar.
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb notar.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈnote]
Noun
note f. pl.
- Plural form of notă.
Spanish
Verb
note (infinitive notar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of notar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of notar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of notar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of notar.
Venetian
Etymology
Compare Italian notte
Noun
note f. (plural noti)
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The term "note" can be used in both generic and specific senses: one might say either "the piece 'Happy Birthday to You' begins with two notes having the same pitch," or "the piece begins with two repetitions of the same note." In the former case, one uses "note" to refer to a specific musical event; in the latter, one uses the term to refer to a class of events sharing the same pitch.
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