annotate

ˈænəˌteɪt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of annotate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

writingadd notes to a text or diagram

She will annotate the book for her class.

comment

gloss

note

literature

TECH.

supply a text with critical comments

TECH.

The professor annotated the manuscript with critical insights.

comment

gloss

interpret

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Origin of annotate

Latin, ad (to) + notare (mark)

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mark up

annotation

annotate or add notes to a text

notate

annotate text

add notes or annotations to a text

Examples of annotate in a sentence

Students must annotate the diagram carefully.
Students were asked to annotate the poem for homework.
She decided to annotate the book with her thoughts.

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French:annoter, ...
German:kommentieren, ...
Italian:annotare, ...
Spanish:anotar, glosar, ...
Portuguese:anotar, ...
Chinese:注释, 作注释, ...
Japanese:注釈を加える, 注釈する, ...
Arabic:عَلَّقَ, شَرَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹסִיף הֶעָרוֹת, לְאַנּוֹטֵט, ...
Russian:аннотировать, ...
Ukrainian:анотувати, прокоментувати, ...
Hindi:टिप्पणी करना, टिप्पणियाँ जोड़ना, ...
Bengali:টীকা লেখা, টীকাযুক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:anotar, ...
Czech:anotovat, komentovat, ...
Danish:annotere, ...
Dutch:annoteren, ...
Greek:υπομνηματίζω, παρασημειώνω, ...
Hungarian:jegyzetelni, jegyzetekkel ellátni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមកំណត់ចំណាំ, សរសេរពន្យល់អធិប្បាយលើ, ...
Korean:주석을 달다, 비평하다, ...
Persian:حاشیه‌نویسی کردن, شرح نوشتن, ...
Polish:dodawać notatki, opatrzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):anotar, ...
Romanian:a adnota, a face adnotări, ...
Swedish:kommentera, notera, ...
Thai:ใส่คำอธิบายประกอบ, เขียนคำวิจารณ์, ...
Turkish:not eklemek, açıklamak, ...
Vietnamese:chú thích, chú giải, ...

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