Take notes means to write down the main points of a lecture, a meeting or a phone call so that you don't forget them later. Notes is usually plural here.
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take notes; take notes on + topic; take notes during/in + lecture/meeting; took (past); make notes (UK)
- I take notes during phone calls with the bank so I don't forget anything.
- She took notes on every chapter before her history exam.
- Could you take notes for me if I have to leave the lecture early?
What changed
First versionStudents who write a conspect during lectures usually remember more.
RevisionStudents who take notes during lectures usually remember more.
There is no word conspect in English. What you write down in a lecture or meeting is simply called notes, and the action is take notes. So write a conspect was changed to take notes.
Take note, without the s, means something else: to pay attention to something and bear it in mind: Please take note of the new opening hours. In British English you can also make notes: I made notes on the article while I was reading it.
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The lecturer kept switching slides, and I couldn't ___ fast enough to keep up.
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take notes — The student can't write fast enough to keep up with the slides, so this is about writing things down: take notes. Take note means paying attention to something, and it has nothing to do with writing speed.
Write about how you record important things at work or in your studies. Say when you take notes and what you use (a notebook, a laptop or your phone).
At work I take notes in every client meeting, and I use a paper notebook because typing on a laptop feels rude.
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