footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Ingles
~ 4500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
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.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] in a footnote
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Mga kasingkahulugan
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Mga kolokasyon
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Mga tema
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pangngalan
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Mga kasingkahulugan
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Mga kasalungat
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Mga kolokasyon
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Mga tema
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Mga pantig at diin
foot - note (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.