footnote B2 Topic:General Vocabulary Also spelled foot-note US /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ UK /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #33926 Meanings 1 noun A short note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source. Check the footnote for the source of that quotation. 2 noun A small, less important detail in a larger event or story. His brief time as leader is now just a footnote in history. 3 verb To add notes at the bottom of a page to a piece of writing. She carefully footnoted every claim in her essay. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a short note at the bottom... footer 2 noun · a small, less important... asterisk 3 verb · to add notes at the bottom... annotate Word family Forms footnotedfootnotesfootnoting Derived forms footnoter Etymology AI details From foot + note. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # footnote **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 33926 ## Meanings 1. A short note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source. 2. A small, less important detail in a larger event or story. 3. To add notes at the bottom of a page to a piece of writing. ## Examples - Check the footnote for the source of that quotation. - His brief time as leader is now just a footnote in history. - She carefully footnoted every claim in her essay. ## Derived Forms - footnoter ## Etymology From foot + note. ## AI Etymology Footnote comes from foot + note. In current use, the main senses are “A short note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source” and “A small, less important detail in a larger event or story”. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown