taking note
Registering what happens
Taking note means paying attention to something or mentally registering it for future reference.
It suggests more than passive observation—an active decision to remember or consider: The committee is taking note of your concerns.
Distinguished from *taking notes*, which means writing things down.
- paying attentionDirecting focus toward something
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- heedfulPaying close attention
observant · cognizant · page · mindful · registering · aware · jotting · jotting down · recording · attention · annotating · perception · acknowledgment · watchful · jot · ink · alert · heads up
taking noteignoring
Deliberately not noticing
tuning out · overlooking · disregarding · zoning out · turning a blind eye
taking notedismissing
Removing from position
disregarding · brushing off · shrugging off · neglecting · passing over
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