The difference between Mark and Note
When used as nouns, mark means a boundary, whereas note means a mark or token by which a thing may be known.
When used as verbs, mark means to put a mark upon, whereas note means to notice with care.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mark and Note
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Mark as a noun:
Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
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Mark as a noun:
Characteristic, sign, visible impression. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something. A characteristic feature. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. A sign or brand on a person. A written character or sign. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc. Resemblance, likeness, image. A particular design or make of an item . A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total.
Examples:
"A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman."
"The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly."
"With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy."
"I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two."
"What mark did you get in your history test?"
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Mark as a noun:
Indicator of position, objective etc. A target for shooting at with a projectile. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game. The female genitals. A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. The line indicating an athlete's starting-point. A score for a sporting achievement. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance. A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures. Limit or standard of action or fact. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station. Preeminence; high position. A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential. One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
Examples:
"I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark."
"Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8."
"to be within the mark;  to come up to the mark"
"patricians of mark;  a fellow of no mark"
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Mark as a noun:
Attention. Attention, notice. Importance, noteworthiness. Regard; respect.
Examples:
"His last comment is particularly worthy of mark."
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Mark as a verb:
To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
Examples:
"to mark a box or bale of merchandise"
"to mark clothing with one's name"
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Mark as a verb:
To indicate in some way for later reference.
Examples:
"She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading."
"This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died."
"His courage and energy marked him as a leader."
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Mark as a verb:
To take note of.
Examples:
"'Mark my words: that boy's up to no good."
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Mark as a verb:
To blemish, scratch, or stain.
Examples:
"See where this pencil has marked the paper."
"The floor was marked with wine and blood."
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Mark as a verb:
To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
Examples:
"The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests."
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Mark as a verb:
To keep account of; to enumerate and register.
Examples:
"to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game"
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Mark as a verb (Australian rules football):
To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
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Mark as a verb (sports):
To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
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Mark as a verb (golf):
To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
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Mark as a verb (singing):
To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
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Mark as a noun:
A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
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Mark as a noun (now, historical):
An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
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Mark as a noun:
Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
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Mark as a noun:
A coin worth one mark.
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Mark as a verb (imperative, marching):
(said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).
Examples:
"Mark time, mark!"
"Forward, mark!"
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Note as a noun:
A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
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Note as a noun:
A written or printed communication or commitment. A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. A short informal letter; a billet. A diplomatic missive or written communication. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment A list of items or of charges; an account. A piece of paper money; a banknote. A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
Examples:
"I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash."
"a [[promissory note promissory note]]"
"a note of hand"
"a negotiable note"
"I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note."
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Note as a noun (music):
A sound. A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. A key of the piano or organ.
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Note as a noun (uncountable):
Observation; notice; heed.
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Note as a noun (uncountable):
Reputation; distinction.
Examples:
"a poet of note'"
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Note as a noun (obsolete):
Notification; information; intelligence.
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Note as a noun (obsolete):
Mark of disgrace.
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Note as a verb (transitive):
To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
Examples:
"If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral."
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Note as a verb (transitive):
To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
Examples:
"We noted his speech."
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Note as a verb (transitive):
To denote; to designate.
Examples:
"The modular multiplicative inverse of ''x'' may be noted ''x''<sup>-1</sup>."
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Note as a verb (transitive):
To annotate.
Examples:
"rfquotek W. H. Dixon"
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Note as a verb (transitive):
To set down in musical characters.
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Note as a verb (transitive):
To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
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Note as a noun (uncountable, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland):
That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
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Note as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland):
The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.