footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 4500
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
B1
entity
1
Note at page bottom
A short piece of writing at the bottom of a page that gives more information about something in the main text.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something] in a footnote
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'footnote' with 'headline' or 'caption', but a footnote is always at the bottom of the page and relates to part of the main text.
Visawe
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Mada
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The author explained the historical context in a footnote.
- Please see footnote 3 for the source of this quote.
- She added a footnote to clarify the term's meaning.
- The report contains detailed data in the footnotes.
- He cited the original study in a footnote.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The word is explained in a footnote.
- Look at the footnote for more details.
- She wrote a footnote about the date.
- This page has three footnotes.
- The answer is in the footnote.
Nomino
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Visawe
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Vinyume
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Mada
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- Compared to the main battle, this skirmish was just a footnote in history.
- Her role in the project became a mere footnote after she left early.
- The scandal is now only a footnote in his long career.
- This discovery is no longer central; it's a footnote to modern science.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- This event is a small footnote in history.
- His name is now just a footnote in sports news.
- The meeting was only a footnote in my day.
- That story is a footnote to the big news.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Silabi na mkazo
foot - note (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Familia ya neno
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Semi
a footnote to history
1/ə fˈʊtnˌoʊt tə hˈɪstɚi/
fixed phrase
Small historical detail
Something that happened in the past but is not very important compared to other events.
Mifano
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.