Annotate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈanətˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈanətˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɾəbəl/.

Examples

The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel
He annotated on what his teacher had written

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gloss footnote comment

Parts of Speech

verb	add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments “The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel”
verb	provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases “He annotated on what his teacher had written”

Word Forms

note	noun	a comment or instruction (usually added)
annotation	noun	a comment or instruction (usually added)
annotator	noun	a commentator who writes notes to a text
footnote	noun	a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
gloss	noun	an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
comment	noun	a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kommentieren

Ergänzen Sie erläuternde Anmerkungen oder versehen Sie sie mit kritischen Kommentaren

🇫🇷French

annoter

ajouter des notes explicatives ou fournir des commentaires critiques

🇪🇸Spanish

anotar

agregar notas explicativas o proporcionar comentarios críticos

🇮🇹Italian

annotare

aggiungere note esplicative o fornire commenti critici

🇳🇱Dutch

annoteren

toelichting toevoegen aan of voorzien van kritisch commentaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

anotar

adicionar notas explicativas ou fornecer comentários críticos

🇷🇺Russian

комментировать

добавить пояснительные примечания или снабдить критическими комментариями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एन्नोटेट

इसमें व्याख्यात्मक नोट्स जोड़ें या आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणियाँ प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

টীকা

ব্যাখ্যামূলক নোট যোগ করুন বা সমালোচনামূলক মন্তব্যের সাথে সরবরাহ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறுகுறிப்பு

விளக்கக் குறிப்புகளைச் சேர்க்கவும் அல்லது முக்கியமான கருத்துகளை வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాఖ్యానించు

వివరణాత్మక గమనికలను జోడించండి లేదా క్లిష్టమైన వ్యాఖ్యలతో సరఫరా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भाष्य

स्पष्टीकरणात्मक टिपा जोडा किंवा गंभीर टिप्पण्या द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટીકા

સ્પષ્ટીકરણાત્મક નોંધો ઉમેરો અથવા વિવેચનાત્મક ટિપ્પણીઓ સાથે સપ્લાય કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿ ಮಾಡಿ

ವಿವರಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್‌ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുക

വിശദീകരണ കുറിപ്പുകൾ ചേർക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിമർശനാത്മക അഭിപ്രായങ്ങൾ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਨੋਟੇਟ

ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ ਟਿੱਪਣੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਆਖਿਆਤਮਕ ਨੋਟ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਸਪਲਾਈ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشریح

وضاحتی نوٹ شامل کریں یا تنقیدی تبصرے فراہم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

注释

添加解释性注释或提供批评意见

🇯🇵Japanese

注釈を付ける

説明メモを追加したり、批判的なコメントを提供したりする

🇰🇷Korean

주석을 달다

설명 메모를 추가하거나 중요한 의견을 제공합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chú thích

thêm ghi chú giải thích hoặc cung cấp các nhận xét quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่คำอธิบายประกอบ

เพิ่มคำอธิบายหรือแสดงความคิดเห็นเชิงวิพากษ์วิจารณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

membubuhi keterangan

menambahkan catatan penjelasan atau memberikan komentar kritis

🇵🇭Filipino

i-annotate

magdagdag ng mga paliwanag na tala sa o magbigay ng mga kritikal na komento

🇲🇾Malay

anotasi

tambahkan nota penerangan atau berikan ulasan kritikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علق

إضافة ملاحظات توضيحية أو تزويدها بالتعليقات النقدية

🇮🇷Persian

حاشیه نویسی کنید

یادداشت های توضیحی را به نظرات انتقادی اضافه کنید یا آن ها را ارائه دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

açıklama eklemek

açıklayıcı notlar ekleyin veya eleştirel yorumlara katkıda bulunun

🇮🇱Hebrew

להעיר

להוסיף הערות הסבר או לספק הערות ביקורתיות

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The primary meaning of 'annotate' is 'add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments'.

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Using 'annotate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'annotate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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