note

noun
/nəʊ̯t/

A symbol or annotation.

Other meanings

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.
“He noted the fact that the kidnapper had left a ransom note.”

Example sentences

“When do I need a fit note?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Did you take notes during the lecture?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Staple a note on the bag that says it's your lunch.”
Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Latin "nota" (mark, sign, remark, note).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “note” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.