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to footnote

to footnote

1 4.3
To add a note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source
  • verb
  • /ˈfutˌnoʊt/
translation icon : poner nota al pie
  • When you write your thesis, remember to footnote all your references properly.

I think of it as a kind of footnoting almost.

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Examples

  • Is it necessary to footnote every source you used in your research paper?

  • Can I just put a, a footnote on here and thank my staff?

  • You already add a footnote to what Adam said at the outset.

  • In his book, my dad wasn't quite sure how he would footnote her.

  • I would footnote by Gombrich that it represents in the days of Noah.

  • I dare say there are plenty of French and English philosophers who footnote their work extensively.

    Blog text (9)
  • Do you expect a critic to footnote every generalization they make when they have 400 words to make a point?

    Blog text (3)
  • Looking at her own shelves, Davis finds several books on Nazism dedicated to parents, which she dutifully footnotes.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The editor decided to footnote the relevant studies at the end of the article for clarity.

Synonyms

to annotate
vsto footnote
8 4.8

Add short notes to a text or picture to explain it

is done as notes attached at page bottoms or document ends rather than inline

How Separated

to footnote
1 4.3
to bracket
1 4.4
to note
951 1.6
to mention
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Surface Forms

footnote infinitive
footnoted past
footnoted past participle
footnoting present participle
footnotes third person singular

Etymology

The verb footnote comes from the noun footnote, from foot ('bottom') and note ('short comment'), so to footnote something is to add a short comment at the bottom of a page to explain or show the source.