notetake

N1O1T1E1T1A1K5E1

verb

To take notes.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbnotetake (third-person singular simple present notetakes, present participle notetaking, simple past notetook, past participle notetaken)

present singular third person notetakes · participle present notetaking · past notetook · participle past notetaken · alternative note-take

  1. intransitiveTo take notes.

    To note-take or not to note-take?

    2016, Julie Starr, The Coaching Manual
    3 more examples

    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

    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

    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

Origin

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

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

notetake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notetake

MLA

“notetake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notetake. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “notetake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notetake.

Source: notetake on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.