Annotate

/ˈæn.ə.teɪt/ verb

Definition

To annotate means to add short notes to a text, diagram, or image to explain, comment on, or highlight important parts. Students, editors, and researchers often annotate to help understanding.

Etymology

From Latin 'annotare' meaning 'to note down', from 'ad-' (to) + 'notare' (to mark or note). It entered English in scholarly and editorial contexts.

Kelly Says

When you scribble in the margins of a book, you’re quietly co-writing it with the author. Annotations turn reading from a one-way lecture into a conversation across time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማብራሪያ መስጠት
ma-bra-ri-ya mes-tet
ARالعربية
يعلق
yu-al-lik
BNবাংলা
টীকা করা
ti-ka ko-ra
CSČeština
komentovat
ko-men-to-vat
DADansk
kommentere
kom-men-te-re
DEDeutsch
kommentieren
kom-men-TEE-ren
ELΕλληνικά
σχολιάζω
skho-li-a-zo
ESEspañol
anotar
ah-no-TAR
FAفارسی
حاشیه نویسی
ha-shi-ye ne-vi-si
FISuomi
kommentoida
kom-men-toi-da
FRFrançais
annoter
ah-no-TAY
GUGU
ટિપ્પણી કરવી
tip-pa-ni kar-vi
HAHA
rubuta bayani
ru-bu-ta ba-ya-ni
HEעברית
להעיר
le-ha-eer
HIहिन्दी
टिप्पणी करना
tip-pa-ni kar-na
HUMagyar
jegyzetel
yeg-ze-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
menganotasi
meng-a-no-ta-si
IGIG
ide ihe
i-de i-he
ITItaliano
annotare
an-no-TAH-re
JA日本語
注釈する
chu-sha-ku su-ru
KKKK
түсініктеме жасау
tu-si-nik-te-me zha-sau
KMKM
ចុះកំណត់ហេតុ
choh kom-not-het
KO한국어
주석을 달다
ju-seok-eul dal-da
MRMR
भाष्य करणे
bhaa-shya kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menganotasi
meng-a-no-ta-si
MYမြန်မာ
မှတ်ချက်ပေး
hmat-chet-pe
NLNederlands
annoteren
an-no-TAY-ren
NONorsk
kommentere
kom-men-te-re
PAPA
ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਕਰਨਾ
tip-pa-ni kar-na
PLPolski
komentować
ko-men-to-vach
PTPortuguês
anotar
ah-no-TAR
RORomână
anota
a-no-ta
RUРусский
аннотировать
an-no-ti-ro-vat
SVSvenska
kommentera
kom-men-te-ra
SWKiswahili
kuandika maelezo
ku-an-di-ka ma-e-le-zo
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பிட
ku-rip-pi-da
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాఖ్యానించు
vyaa-khyaa-nin-chu
THไทย
อธิบาย
a-ti-baai
TLTL
maglagay ng tala
mag-la-gai nang ta-la
TRTürkçe
not almak
not al-mak
UKУкраїнська
анотувати
a-no-tu-va-ti
URاردو
تبصرہ کرنا
tab-si-ra kar-na
VITiếng Việt
chú thích
chu thik
YOYO
ṣe akọsilẹ
she a-ko-si-le
ZH中文
注释
zhu-shi
ZUZU
ukubhala amanothi
u-ku-bha-la a-ma-no-ti

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