{
    "term": "note",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/mo/money.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a short piece of writing to help you remember something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please **make a note** of the dates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **made a mental note** *(= decided that she must remember)* to ask Alan about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Note to self** *(= a mental instruction)*: book more holidays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've made a note of the book's title."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She kept detailed notes of her travels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a mental note to call them in the morning."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "copious", "detailed"],
                "verb + note": ["jot down", "keep", "make"],
                "preposition": ["note of", "note on"],
                "phrases": ["make a mental note (of something/​to do something)"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a short informal letter",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wrote a note to his parents saying he was leaving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I left a note for Judith on her desk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left me a note to say my dinner was in the oven."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw you two passing notes during class."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Just a quick note to wish you luck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave a handwritten note to the principal."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "little", "quick"],
                "verb + note": [
                    "scribble (somebody)",
                    "write (somebody)",
                    "send (somebody)"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a note of thanks"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "information that you write down when somebody is speaking, or when you are reading a book, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He sat **taking notes** of everything that was said."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I borrow your **lecture notes**?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "copious", "detailed"],
                "verb + note": ["jot down", "keep", "make"],
                "preposition": ["note of", "note on"],
                "phrases": ["make a mental note (of something/​to do something)"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "detailed information that is kept about a particular person, topic or situation",
            "sensetop": "notes on something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Patients' **medical notes** have gone missing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **kept notes** on the birds, mammals, reptiles and plants he saw on walks.",
                    "contextForm": "notes on something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "information about a performance, an actor’s career, a piece of music, etc. printed in a special book or on a record cover, etc.",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The booklet has full notes on each artist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The catalogue contains detailed notes on each painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["detailed", "extensive", "explanatory"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a short comment on a word or passage in a book",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a new edition of ‘Hamlet’, with explanatory notes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "See note 3, page 259."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["detailed", "extensive", "explanatory"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a piece of paper money",
            "labels": "(British English)especially in British EnglishNorth American English usually",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a £5 note"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a thick wad of notes"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money", "Shopping"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["five-pound", "ten-euro", "etc."],
                "… of notes": ["bundle", "roll", "wad"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a single sound of a particular length and pitch (= how high or low a sound is), made by the voice or a musical instrument; the written or printed sign for a musical note",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He played the first few notes of the tune."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**high/low notes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I played a lot of **wrong notes** because I was so nervous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of the high notes were difficult for him to sing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a bit wobbly on the top notes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "top", "low"],
                "verb + note": ["play", "sing", "hit"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "a particular quality in something, for example in somebody’s voice or the atmosphere at an event; a comment on something with a particular quality",
            "sensetop": "note of somethingon a… note",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was a note of amusement in his voice.",
                    "contextForm": "note of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's good to finish **on a positive note**.",
                    "contextForm": "on a… note"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**On a more serious note** *(= speaking more seriously)*…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**On a slightly different note** *(= changing the subject slightly)*, let’s talk about…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The year ended on an optimistic note."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**As a side note**, the entire festival is free."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I detected a faint note of weariness in his voice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On a brighter note…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "On a completely unrelated note…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The conference ended on an optimistic note."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a sad note in her voice."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "air",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brighter", "cheerful", "happier"],
                "verb + note": ["hit", "sound", "strike"],
                "note + verb": [
                    "creep into somebody’s voice",
                    "enter somebody’s voice"
                ],
                "preposition": ["note of"],
                "phrases": ["a note in somebody’s voice"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "an official document with a particular purpose",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sick note from your doctor"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The buyer has to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students returning to school after absence must bring a note from their parents."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "an official letter from the representative of one government to another",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an exchange of diplomatic notes"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if two or more people compare notes, they each say what they think about the same event, situation, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's compare notes on our experiences."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "of importance or of great interest",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a scientist of note"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum contains nothing of great note."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to express feelings or opinions of a particular kind",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sounded a note of warning in her speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sounded a cautionary note."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His opening remarks struck the right note."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to pay attention to something and be sure to remember it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Take note of what he says."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the new rules the penalty for illegal play is increased. Players take note."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took careful note of the suspicious-looking man in the corner of the bar."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "worth paying attention to",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The frescoes are worthy of note."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nəʊt/",
                "audio": "no/note/note__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nəʊt/",
                "audio": "no/note/note__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in sense 6 of the noun and both verb senses): from Old French note (noun), noter (verb), from Latin nota ‘a mark’, notare ‘to mark’."
}