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note

 
 
/nəʊt/ verb [T]

Definition

NOTICE to notice something: She noted a distinct chill in the air. [+ (that)] We noted that their idea had never been tried.
SAY OR WRITE to say or write something: In the article, she notes several cases of medical incompetence. [+ (that)] The senator noted that almost no one had been prepared for a recession.
(Definition of note verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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