- an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.
- a minor or tangential comment or event added or subordinated to a main statement or more important event.
- to add a footnote or footnotes to (a text, statement, etc.); annotate: to footnote a dissertation.
- a note printed at the bottom of a page, to which attention is drawn by means of a reference mark in the body of the text
- an additional comment, as to a main statement
- to supply (a page, book, etc) with footnotes
