Collocations for note - noun
1. short letter
ADJ.
brief, little, quick, short
Just a quick note to wish you luck.
Just a quick note to wish you luck.
handwritten | covering, credit, delivery, love, promissory, ransom, sick, suicide, thank-you
VERB + NOTE
scribble (sb), write (sb) | send (sb) | leave (sb)
She left me a note to say my supper was in the fridge.
She left me a note to say my supper was in the fridge.
PHRASES
a note of thanks
2. (often ‘notes’) words that you write down quickly
ADJ.
brief | copious, detailed | scrappy | lecture | case, clinical, medical
VERB + NOTE
jot down, keep, make, take
She kept detailed notes of her travels.
She kept detailed notes of her travels.
go through, look through, read through, sift through
PREP.
~ of
I''ve made a note of the book''s title.
I''ve made a note of the book''s title.
~ on
The catalogue has full notes on each artist.
The catalogue has full notes on each artist.
PHRASES
make a mental note (of sth/to do sth)
She made a mental note to ring them in the morning.
She made a mental note to ring them in the morning.
3. (usually ‘notes’) extra piece of information
ADJ.
detailed | explanatory | introductory | marginal | biographical | briefing, programme, usage
4. piece of paper money
ADJ.
crumpled | five-pound, ten-euro, etc.
QUANT.
bundle, roll, wad
a thick wad of notes
a thick wad of notes
5. single musical sound
ADJ.
high, top
She''s a bit wobbly on the top notes.
She''s a bit wobbly on the top notes.
low | right | wrong | musical | dissonant | chromatic, diatonic
VERB + NOTE
play, sing | hit, strike | hold
6. quality/feeling
ADJ.
brighter, cheerful, happier, lighter, optimistic, positive
On a brighter note …
On a brighter note …
discordant, jarring, sad, sour | faint | serious | right
His opening remarks struck the right note.
His opening remarks struck the right note.
odd | false | cautionary, warning
He sounded a cautionary note.
He sounded a cautionary note.
personal
VERB + NOTE
hit, sound, strike | inject, introduce
His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings.
His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings.
detect
I detected a faint note of weariness in his voice.
I detected a faint note of weariness in his voice.
end on
The conference ended on an optimistic note.
The conference ended on an optimistic note.
NOTE + VERB
creep into/enter sb''s voice
PREP.
~ of
A note of suspicionentered his voice.
A note of suspicionentered his voice.
PHRASES
a note in sb''s voice
There was a sad note in her voice.
There was a sad note in her voice.
on a brighter/happier, etc. note
7. notice/attention
ADJ.
careful
VERB + NOTE
take
He took careful note of the suspicious-looking man in the corner of the bar.
He took careful note of the suspicious-looking man in the corner of the bar.
PHRASES
worthy of note
The frescoes are worthy of note.
The frescoes are worthy of note.