jot1 verbjot2 noun
jotjot1 /dʒɒt $ dʒɑːt/ verb (past tense and past participle jotted, present participle jotting) 
Verb TableVERB TABLE
jot
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | jot |
| he, she, it | jots | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jotted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jotted |
| he, she, it | has jotted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jotted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jot |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jotted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am jotting |
| he, she, it | is jotting | |
| you, we, they | are jotting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was jotting |
| you, we, they | were jotting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jotting |
| he, she, it | has been jotting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jotting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jotting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jotting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- O'Reilly sat there while the officer jotted notes.
- Before going into a meeting with some one, quickly jot down adjectives to describe the person.
- Begin by jotting down what you think they are, plus any thoughts this triggers off.
- Do not jot down figures which have little basis in fact.
- For now, let's begin by jotting down a few ideas for sequences to make a Christmas movie.
- My sketchbook is really filled with constructional details, jotted down before they are forgotten.
- She gave him a few things, all invented, and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger.
- Then she jotted down some notes to remind her about the other items she wanted to discuss with Manion.
Longman Language Activatorto write something quickly or carelessly► jot down
Collocations to quickly write down ideas, notes, or facts: jot down something: · Let me jot down the name of that restaurant.jot something down: · If anyone has any suggestions, jot them down on a piece of paper and give them to me.
► scribble to write something quickly and untidily: · Andrew scribbled a quick note and handed it to the chairman.scribble something down: · Sorry, I scribbled her phone number down, and now I can't read my own writing!scribble down something: · We'll all scribble down some suggestions, and then compare them.
► scrawl to write something carelessly and untidily: · Someone had scrawled a strange symbol on the wall above the bed.· Three students were excluded for scrawling graffiti on a school wall.
► dash off to write a letter, note, story etc quickly and without thinking carefully about it: dash off something: · He was furious when he saw the article, and dashed off a letter to the editor immediately.dash something off: · The publishers wanted a summary that afternoon, so I dashed it off in an hour or so.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► jot down/scribble notes
jot something ↔ down phrasal verb to write a short piece of information quickly: (=write them down quickly)· The jurors were scribbling notes as the witness gave evidence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► down· My sketchbook is really filled with constructional details, jotted down before they are forgotten.· With listing, you jot down a few words, saving the real writing for later.· He numbered the questions, and jotted down the answers on a separate sheet.· Here, then, are some numbers to jot down for the near-term.· He jotted down a quick note to Amy and dropped it off at the switchboard as he left.· Suddenly I awoke, inspired, and jotted down a complete Constitution for Ireland.· Before going into a meeting with some one, quickly jot down adjectives to describe the person.
NOUN► note· She gave him a few things, all invented, and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger.· He jotted down a quick note to Amy and dropped it off at the switchboard as he left.· He took to keeping Stella at his side during rehearsals, ostensibly to jot down notes.· Then she jotted down some notes to remind her about the other items she wanted to discuss with Manion.· She spent the next hour jotting down notes as she processed each disk.
Let me jot down your number and I’ll call you tomorrow.jot1 verbjot2 noun
jotjot2 noun Word OriginWORD ORIGINjot2
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin iota, jota; ➔ IOTAEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- In some ways they know a whole jot, in other ways they know so little.
- It is 1962 now, but the Colony hasn't changed a jot.
- It was at once apparent to Joan that, whatever changes of circumstance had taken place, he had changed not a jot.
- Legally this matters not a jot.
- Nor cared a jot as long he tripped On his first day's duty how much he chipped.
- Six out of 10 voters are still not buying and three weeks of slogging seem to have made not a jot of difference.
- There was not a jot of humour in the man.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► jot down/scribble notes
Phrases (=write them down quickly)· The jurors were scribbling notes as the witness gave evidence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► care· But Lewis devises a strategy, pursues it, and cares not a jot if the crowd does not approve.· Nor cared a jot as long he tripped On his first day's duty how much he chipped.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► not a jot
not a jot old-fashioned not at all or none at all: - But Lewis devises a strategy, pursues it, and cares not a jot if the crowd does not approve.
- Do not jot down figures which have little basis in fact.
- It was at once apparent to Joan that, whatever changes of circumstance had taken place, he had changed not a jot.
- Legally this matters not a jot.
- Older he undoubtedly is, but he is not a jot wiser.
- Six out of 10 voters are still not buying and three weeks of slogging seem to have made not a jot of difference.
- There was not a jot of humour in the man.
There was not a jot of humour in the man.