note to self

noun

A reminder to oneself to do something important.

“Note to self: Back up files more frequently.”

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Meanings

nounnote to self (usually uncountable, plural notes to self)

plural notes to self

  1. uncountableusuallyA reminder to oneself to do something important.

    Note to self: Back up files more frequently.

    1 more example

    Another friend […] gathered a group to go to […] a no-frills comfort food restaurant, with a vast menu of classics sold at extraordinarily low prices: the only item in the 11-page menu over 1,000 forints was a bottle of sparkling wine, a reasonable 1,190 forints for 0.7 liters. (Note to self: if ever in Budapest on New Year’s ...)

    2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times

Translations

Catalan recordatori, NB
  • recordatoriself-reminder
  • NBself-reminder
Chinese Mandarin 自我提醒, 自我提示
  • 自我提醒 (zìwǒ tíxǐng)self-reminder
  • 自我提示 (zìwǒ tíshì)self-reminder
Finnish muistutus itselle
  • muistutus itselleself-reminder
Polish uwaga dla siebie
  • uwaga dla siebieself-reminder
Russian напомина́ние самому себе́
  • напомина́ние самому себе́ (napominánije samomu sebé)self-reminder
Spanish nota mental, nota a sí mismo
  • nota mentalself-reminder
  • nota a sí mismoself-reminder
  • nota para mí mismoself-reminder
  • autonotaself-reminder
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APA

note to self. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/note%20to%20self

MLA

“note to self.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/note%20to%20self. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “note to self,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/note%20to%20self.

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