Meaning of "footnote" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTNOTE

footnote  [ˈfʊtˌnəʊt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTNOTE

Footnote is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb footnote in English.

WHAT DOES FOOTNOTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Note (typography)

A note is a string of text placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document or at the end of a chapter, volume or the whole text. The note can provide an author's comments on the main text or citations of a reference work in support of the text, or both. In English, a footnote is normally flagged by a superscripted number immediately following that portion of the text the note is in reference to. The first idea1 for the first footnote on the page, the second idea2 for the second footnote, and so on. Occasionally a number between brackets or parentheses is used instead, thus:. Typographical devices such as the asterisk or dagger may also be used to point to footnotes; the traditional order of these symbols in English is *, †, ‡, §, ‖, ¶. Historically, ☞ was also at the end of this list. In documents like timetables, many different symbols, as well as letters and numbers, may be used to refer the reader to particular notes. In John Bach McMaster's multi-volume History of the People of the United States the sequence runs *, †, ‡, #, ‖, Δ, ◊, ↓, ↕, ↑.

Definition of footnote in the English dictionary

The first definition of footnote in the dictionary is a note printed at the bottom of a page, to which attention is drawn by means of a reference mark in the body of the text. Other definition of footnote is an additional comment, as to a main statement. Footnote is also to supply with footnotes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOOTNOTE

PRESENT

Present

I footnote

you footnote

he/she/it footnotes

we footnote

you footnote

they footnote

Present continuous

I am footnoting

you are footnoting

he/she/it is footnoting

we are footnoting

you are footnoting

they are footnoting

Present perfect

I have footnoted

you have footnoted

he/she/it has footnoted

we have footnoted

you have footnoted

they have footnoted

Present perfect continuous

I have been footnoting

you have been footnoting

he/she/it has been footnoting

we have been footnoting

you have been footnoting

they have been footnoting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I footnoted

you footnoted

he/she/it footnoted

we footnoted

you footnoted

they footnoted

Past continuous

I was footnoting

you were footnoting

he/she/it was footnoting

we were footnoting

you were footnoting

they were footnoting

Past perfect

I had footnoted

you had footnoted

he/she/it had footnoted

we had footnoted

you had footnoted

they had footnoted

Past perfect continuous

I had been footnoting

you had been footnoting

he/she/it had been footnoting

we had been footnoting

you had been footnoting

they had been footnoting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will footnote

you will footnote

he/she/it will footnote

we will footnote

you will footnote

they will footnote

Future continuous

I will be footnoting

you will be footnoting

he/she/it will be footnoting

we will be footnoting

you will be footnoting

they will be footnoting

Future perfect

I will have footnoted

you will have footnoted

he/she/it will have footnoted

we will have footnoted

you will have footnoted

they will have footnoted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been footnoting

you will have been footnoting

he/she/it will have been footnoting

we will have been footnoting

you will have been footnoting

they will have been footnoting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would footnote

you would footnote

he/she/it would footnote

we would footnote

you would footnote

they would footnote

Conditional continuous

I would be footnoting

you would be footnoting

he/she/it would be footnoting

we would be footnoting

you would be footnoting

they would be footnoting

Conditional perfect

I would have footnote

you would have footnote

he/she/it would have footnote

we would have footnote

you would have footnote

they would have footnote

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been footnoting

you would have been footnoting

he/she/it would have been footnoting

we would have been footnoting

you would have been footnoting

they would have been footnoting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you footnote
we let´s footnote
you footnote

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to footnote

Past participle

footnoted

Present Participle

footnoting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FOOTNOTE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «footnote» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of footnote

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTNOTE

Find out the translation of footnote to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of footnote from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footnote» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 脚注
• Translator English - Spanish: nota a pie de página
• English: footnote
• Translator English - Hindi: फुटनोट
• Translator English - Arabic: حاشية
• Translator English - Russian: сноска
• Translator English - Portuguese: nota de rodapé
• Translator English - Bengali: পাদটীকা
• Translator English - French: note en bas de page
• Translator English - Malay: Nota kaki
• Translator English - German: Fußnote
• Translator English - Japanese: 脚注
• Translator English - Korean: 각주
• Translator English - Javanese: Footnote
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chú thích
• Translator English - Tamil: அடிக்குறிப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: तळटीप
• Translator English - Turkish: dipnot
• Translator English - Italian: nota a piè di pagina
• Translator English - Polish: przypis
• Translator English - Ukrainian: виноска
• Translator English - Romanian: nota de subsol
• Translator English - Greek: υποσημείωση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: voetnoot
• Translator English - Swedish: fotnot
• Translator English - Norwegian: fotnote

3 QUOTES WITH «FOOTNOTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word footnote.

1

Stephen Lewis

I learned later, just as a footnote, that the World Assembly of Youth was a CIA front.

2

Ben Schott

For me, writing is like being taken on a walk by a footnote: It's amazing where you end up.

3

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTNOTE»

Discover the use of footnote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footnote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Footnote: A Curious History

In this engrossing account, footnotes to history give way to footnotes as history, recounting in their subtle way the curious story of the progress of knowledge in written form.

Anthony Grafton, 1999

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

A guide to the technologies, methods, and materials that can help writers of research papers

Kate L. Turabian, John Grossman, Alice Bennett, 1996

The Chicago Manual of Style

Provides information on manuscript preparation, punctuation, spelling, quotations, captions, tables, abbreviations, references, bibliographies, notes, and indexes, with sections on journals and electronic media.

‎2003

Footnote to History

Through the eyes of a child growing up into young adulthood, experiencing and surviving those events and their aftermath, Laszlo does not devote his story exclusively to the horrors of the holocaust, which differentiates this book from ...

Andrew Laszlo, 2002

Footnote to History

A brilliant piece of work by Robert Louis Stevenson. This historic novel describes the battle fought among three powerful Western countries - United States of America, Britain and Germany - for the control of Samoa Islands.

Robert Louis Stevenson, 2007

Footnote*

Footnote is a clever, funny and irreverent autobiography about a boy from depressing small town England ditching Mormonism, finding punk rock, squatting with his mates and promoting political insurrection.

Boff Whalley, 2003

Footnote to Murder

A Detective Book Club Selection. It's a stayer, still generating fan mail ten years later. Taylor has published six other mystery novels, a science fiction novel, & many stories.

L. A. Taylor, 1993

Bibliography and Footnotes: A Style Manual for Students and ...

The inclusion of the title of a book or article in a shortened footnote citation is essential if references have been made to more than one book by the same author. The names of periodicals may be abbreviated intelligibly ( see p. 87 ) . In long ...

Peyton Hurt, Mary L. Hurt Richmond, 1968

Mastering InDesign CS5 for Print Design and Production

Inserting a footnote is easy. Position the cursor in the text immediately after the word or phrase to reference the footnote, and then select Type  Insert Footnote. Using the current footnote options, a new footnote reference will be added to the  ...

Pariah S. Burke, 2010

Becoming a Footnote: An Activist-Scholar Finds His Voice, ...

An Activist-Scholar Finds His Voice, Learns to Write, and Survives Academia Sanford F. Schram, Sanford Schram. was incredibly thoughtful. Ever loyal, Joel remembered where we Came from and made that a tacit part of our efforts. Next, Joel ...

Sanford F. Schram, Sanford Schram, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTNOTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footnote is used in the context of the following news items.

Serena Williams dominates Wimbledon; Grand Slam next? | For The …

If Serena were to tie this mark in New York, it'd be a mere footnote to a Slam win, which once again speaks to the tennis odyssey on which ... «For The Win, Jul 15»

'Watchman' review: Is Atticus Finch a racist? - Indianapolis Star

The problematic "Go Set a Watchman" will be of tremendous fascination to future biographers, if ultimately a footnote to literary history. «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»

The Stars of The 1,000 Page Club | Steven Petite - Huffington Post

... available if the reader actually takes the time to refer to each footnote when working through the already hefty tome. Make no mistake though, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Harper: Ace, momentum both lost in Bosox opener vs. Yankees - NY …

As it turned out, losing to the Yankees will be only a footnote to the story if they've lost their best pitcher. Related Stories: The Yankees celebrate ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Democrat O'Malley says nation needs tougher oversight of Wall …

O'Malley deputy campaign manager Lis Smith said it was an “errant footnote” and the citation was removed from the online version of the ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»

WWE Missed Opportunities: Recalling the Short Career of Mordecai …

As a result, Mordecai is nothing more than a footnote in the annals of WWE. Share; Tweet; 19 Comments. DOWNLOAD FREE APP ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

How the Obama Administration Gutted Illegal Immigration Detainers …

Most dismaying is that in a footnote to his memorandum, the secretary alluded to the recent court decisions and suggested that use of detainers ... «Power Line, Jul 15»

What you should - and shouldn't - believe about climate targets, via …

A footnote on Russia: its target for Paris is expressed as a cut below 1990 levels, but given the staggering crash shortly after that year it actually ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Cole Hamels exits during ugly 4th inning in Phillies' 15-2 loss …

It was just latest footnote to a disappointing season for the Phils, as the team's MLB-worst record dropped to 29-60. “Sometimes I think it's hard ... «Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Jul 15»

Evan Williams Unloaded 372,000 Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE …

... upon request – full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»