note
n. countablen. a short piece of writing that you use to remember something or to give someone information. It can also mean a single sound in music.
n. a brief written record used for future reference or communication; also, a single musical tone of a specific pitch and duration.
I left a note on the fridge for my roommate.
The student took a quick note during the lecture to remember the date of the final exam.
The pianist played a single, haunting note that echoed through the silent hall, capturing the audience's attention before the melody truly began.
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.
Commonly used with the verb 'take' (take notes) or 'leave' (leave a note).
I took a note of the teacher's words.I took notes on the teacher's words.When recording information from a speech or book, the plural 'notes' is used rather than the singular 'a note'.