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compare notes

com·pare note
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pair noht]
    • /kəmˈpɛər noʊt/
    • /kəmˈpeə(r) nəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pair noht]
    • /kəmˈpɛər noʊt/

Definitions of compare notes words

  • noun compare notes to exchange opinions 3
  • noun compare notes to exchange views; discuss 3
  • noun compare notes a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference. 1
  • noun compare notes notes, a record or outline of a speech, statement, testimony, etc., or of one's impressions of something. 1
  • noun compare notes an explanatory or critical comment, or a reference to some authority quoted, appended to a passage in a book or the like: a note on the origin of the phrase. 1
  • noun compare notes a brief written or printed statement giving particulars or information. 1
See all 35 definitions of compare notes

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Origin of compare notes

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English (< Old French) < Medieval Latin nota sign for musical tone, Latin: mark, sign, lettering; (v.) Middle English noten < Old French noter to mark < Latin notāre, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Compare notes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compare notes

compare notes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

compare notes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for compare notes

verb compare notes

  • huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
  • consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
  • negotiate — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
All 54 Synonyms of compare notes

Antonyms for compare notes

verb compare notes

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • reply — followup
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
  • give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
All 7 Antonyms of compare notes

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