انگریزی

footnote

gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1 انگریزی
~ 4500
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B1 entity
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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.

استعمال کا انداز: [something] in a footnote
عام غلطی:
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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
لفظی تراکیب
cite in a footnote |see footnote |add a footnote |refer to footnote
موضوعات
publishing |writing |academia |communication |education |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.
اسم B2 entity
2

Minor detail or afterthought

A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.

استعمال کا انداز: [something] is a footnote to [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
ہم معنی الفاظ
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
متضاد الفاظ
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
لفظی تراکیب
mere footnote |small footnote |footnote to history
موضوعات
history |journalism |communication |education |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.
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GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
foot - note (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
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Noun
  • Base: footnote
  • Plural: footnotes
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
footnotes noun
Related words
note noun A1 endnote noun annotation noun B1 annotate verb B2
عبارات

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.

مثالیں
  • The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
  • Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.

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