note
part of speech
noun (note, notes); verb (note, notes, noted, noting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A note is a short written message. tree →
2) A note is also a piece of paper money, like a 10-pound note (a bill in the USA). tree →
3) A note is one sound in music, or the sign for it. tree →
4) Notes are short words you write down to remember things. tree →
5) To note is to write something down, or to notice it. tree →
6) A note can also be a comment or reference added to a book to explain something or to name its source. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a paper bill of money, as in a 10-pound note; a written message; a music note; change = note − cost. In school: «take notes», «make a note of it», a note from parents. In music: notes have names (A to G) and lengths. In everyday life: sticky notes, thank-you notes. In stories: «she noted that the door was open» means she noticed it.
examples
- I, etc., etc.; his notes on "Yezirah" Chap. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- 35) Compare Chapter I, Section 3, Note, 8. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- 13) See above Note 1, God, idea and word are indivisible. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- She paid with a 20-pound note. tree →
- He wrote 3 notes to his friends. tree →
- How much change does she get from a 10-pound note? tree →
- The song has 12 notes. tree →
- Take notes while you watch the video. tree →
- Mum wrote a note to the teacher. tree →
- She played a high note on the piano. tree →
- Please note that the pool closes early today. tree →
- I made a note of the answer. tree →
- Mr. Nutt's notes (MacInnes' Tales, 453). tree →
note
A money note gives the amount paid; change = note − cost. Trap: the number on the note is its value; one note is one piece of paper. «Note» for money is British (also Australia, NZ, Ireland); Americans say «bill». «Take note» means pay attention. Note-taking: write key words, not every word.
In the corpora
- Most grown-ups keep their money in a bank account, and most of it is never seen as notes and coins.
- Parking rows are common, and knocking politely usually works better than an angry note.
- Your best protection is simple: keep your messy notes and drafts, because they show the work is yours.
- Keeping notes and drafts shows that your work is your own.
- It was reported that some students were wrongly accused of cheating by AI detectors; keeping drafts and notes helps show honest work.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «note» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.