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notetake en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from notetaker or notetaking. Equivalent to note + take.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To take notes.
    • I've always wondered why my teachers told me things, or had me notetake, when the information was right in front of me, clear and concise. 1999 December 28, P. Tierney, “Students of toay”, in k12.chat.teacher (Usenet), retrieved 21 May 2022:
    • I can notetake just fine, I don't need (what one person on a gaming site Q&A I occasionally read calls) "dummy text". 2001 June 27, Lumina Dragon, “Vote for best game...”, in rec.games.computer.ultima-dragons (Usenet), retrieved 21 May 2022:
    • To note-take or not to note-take? 2016, Julie Starr, The Coaching Manual:
    • Whether general or specific, subtopics become the outline of the entire research project, the "dry bones" that are "fleshed out" with knowing what to read and notetake and what information to skip. 2001, Deborah B. Stanley, Practical Steps to the Research Process for Middle School, page 73:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
notetakes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
notetaking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
notetaken Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
note-take alternative lexicographic
notetook Tense=Past lexicographic