Meanings
nounnotetaking (usually uncountable, plural notetakings)
plural notetakings · alternative note-taking
- uncountableusuallyThe practice of writing down pieces of information gained from a particular source, such as a lecture or presentation.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 記錄 /记录, 筆記 /笔记
- 記錄 /记录 (jìlù)writing pieces of information
- 筆記 /笔记 (bǐjì)writing pieces of information
Finnish muistiinpanojen tekeminen
- muistiinpanojen tekeminenwriting pieces of information
French prise de notes
- prise de noteswriting pieces of information
Hungarian jegyzetelés
- jegyzeteléswriting pieces of information
Māori tuhi tīpoka
- tuhi tīpokawriting pieces of information
Norwegian Bokmål notatskriving
- notatskrivingwriting pieces of information
Polish robienie notatek
- robienie notatekwriting pieces of information
Russian конспекти́рование, за́пись
- конспекти́рование (konspektírovanije)writing pieces of information
- за́пись (zápisʹ)writing pieces of information
Spanish toma de notas, tomamiento de notas
- toma de notaswriting pieces of information
- tomamiento de notaswriting pieces of information
- tomadura de notaswriting pieces of information
Cite this entry
APA
notetaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notetaking
MLA
“notetaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notetaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “notetaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notetaking.
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