phrasal verb · neutral
make a note of
UK/meɪk ə nəʊt ɒv/US/meɪk ə noʊt əv/MAKE·a·NOTE·of
speakingtask1
to write something down so that you will remember it
Examples
“I’ll make a note of your phone number.”
“During the lecture I made a note of the main points.”
“Make a note of the deadline so you don’t forget.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the seminar I made a note of the lecturer’s recommended readings so I could look them up later.”
Collocations
- make a note of + noun
- make a mental note
Word family
make a note of verb phrasenote verb / nounnotable adjective
Common mistakes
make note of→make a note of
make a note about/of something interchangeably→make a note of (more common) / make a note about (possible but less common)
Say it for a higher band
5write down→6jot down→7+make a note of
Synonyms
write down
jot down
Easily confused
write down
“I'll write down the address so I don't forget.”
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