beschriften — meaning in English

English meaning

• annotate verb To add notes to a text, diagram or image that explain, comment on or draw attention to parts of it.
• gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
• indite verb To write letters or words down on a surface.
• inscribe verb To write or carve words into a surface, particularly a hard one, or into a book intended as a gift for someone else; to engrave.
• lettering noun Letters or words that have been written, drawn, or printed, especially in a decorative style.

Senses

beschriften is used for these senses in English:

• annotate (transitive) To add annotation to.
• gloss (transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
• indite (transitive) To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.
• inscribe (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
• lettering Written text, especially when printed.

annotate — full definition

1. verb To add notes to a text, diagram or image that explain, comment on or draw attention to parts of it.
2. verb To label data or media with tags that describe what it contains, especially so that software can be trained or searched.

gloss — full definition

1. noun A shiny, polished surface.
2. noun An impressive appearance that hides something less impressive underneath.
3. verb (usually "gloss over") To skim past or downplay a problem instead of properly addressing it.
4. noun A brief note explaining a difficult or foreign word, often placed in the margin or between the lines of a text.

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