notes

¹ British  

/ nəʊts /

plural noun

1. short descriptive or summarized jottings taken down for future reference

2. a record of impressions, reflections, etc, esp as a literary form

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NOTES ² British  

/ nəʊts /

abbreviation

1. natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, a surgical technique for operating on internal organs through bodily orifices

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Example Sentences

He quickly abandoned his notes after being criticised for sounding stilted, and started speaking "from the heart", he told me in an interview earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Finnegan notes that mortgage rates and prices remain high in many cities, making relocation difficult.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As Coleman notes, “I would see if it’s part of a long-standing pattern and think about the psychological cost to you.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Chinese companies see OpenClaw as an opportunity to generate more revenue from their models, as agentic tasks are more complicated and consume significantly more tokens than standard chatbot interactions, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She didn’t write notes about me on the lavatory walls, leave slimy things in my jacket pockets, or have her mother call up my mama and discuss my behavior.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan