footnote
/ˈfʊtnəʊt/noun
उच्चारण फ़ुट्नोट
पाद-टिप्पणी, फ़ुटनोट
Core word
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[C]
an extra piece of information that is printed at the bottom of a page in a book
पाद-टिप्पणी, फ़ुटनोट
- The meanings of difficult words are given in the footnotes.
- See footnote 3 for the source.
- The footnote explains the origin of the word.
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- Check the footnotes for the sources of these figures.
- A long footnote ran across the bottom of the page.
Synonyms note annotation endnote
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[C]
a fact or an event that is not very important but is connected with something else
गौण बात, मामूली प्रसंग
- His role in the war is now just a footnote to history.
- In the history of cricket, that match is only a footnote.
- The incident became a footnote in the history of the city.
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- His achievements are only a footnote in the story of the war.
- The player's career ended as a footnote to the team's success.
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[T, usually passive] ~ sth
to add a footnote to a piece of writing
फ़ुटनोट देना
- Every quotation in the thesis is carefully footnoted.
- The author footnoted every source at the bottom of the page.
- Please footnote any quotation you use.
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- The historian footnoted each claim with an original source.
- Dates in the article are footnoted at the end.
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a footnote to / on + text
As a noun, footnote is a note printed at the bottom of a page. Use 'to' or 'on' with the text it explains.
Noun के रूप में 'footnote' पृष्ठ के नीचे छपा नोट है। जिस पाठ की वह व्याख्या करे, उसके लिए 'to' या 'on' लगता है।
- The author added a footnote to the second paragraph.
- See the footnote on page 14.
in a footnote / as a footnote
Use 'in a footnote' for where the information appears and 'as a footnote' for how it is presented.
जानकारी कहाँ दिखती है इसके लिए 'in a footnote' और किस रूप में दी गई है इसके लिए 'as a footnote' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The source is mentioned in a footnote.
- He gave the date as a footnote.
a footnote to history (figurative)
A footnote to history is a minor fact connected with a larger event. It is used when something is not important.
'A footnote to history' किसी बड़ी घटना से जुड़ा छोटा तथ्य है; यह तब कहा जाता है जब कोई बात बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण न हो।
- His brief reign is only a footnote in the history of the dynasty.
footnote (verb)
As a verb, footnote means to add a footnote. It is formal and rare.
क्रिया के रूप में 'footnote' का अर्थ footnote जोड़ना है; यह औपचारिक और कम प्रचलित है।
- The editor footnoted every difficult word in the poem.
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verb + footnote
addincludereadcheckcite in arefer to a
- You should include a footnote for every quotation.
adjective + footnote
briefusefullongexplanatoryhistoricalsmall
- An explanatory footnote cleared my doubt about the term.
footnote + noun
numbertextreferencemarkerstyle
- The footnote number appears above the line in small print.
footnote + preposition
at the bottom of the pageon page tento the chapterin the marginof the report
- The author explained the term in a footnote at the bottom of the page.
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- Radhika used a footnote to credit the source of her statistics.
राधिका ने अपने आँकड़ों के स्रोत का उल्लेख करने के लिए footnote का प्रयोग किया।
- A good footnote explains a point without breaking the flow of the main text.
अच्छा footnote मुख्य पाठ के प्रवाह को तोड़े बिना किसी बात को स्पष्ट करता है।
- The footnote at the bottom of the page gave the meaning of a Sanskrit word.
पृष्ठ के नीचे के footnote ने एक संस्कृत शब्द का अर्थ बताया।
- The incident was only a footnote in the long story of the freedom struggle.
वह घटना स्वतंत्रता संग्राम की लंबी कहानी में केवल एक छोटा प्रसंग थी।
- Do not forget to number each footnote in order.
प्रत्येक footnote को क्रम से संख्यांकित करना न भूलें।
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✗ Please see the foot note on page 5.
✓ Please see the footnote on page 5.
Footnote is written as one word.
'Footnote' एक ही शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।