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US
/ˈdʒɑt/
]
[ UK /dʒˈɒt/ ]
[ UK /dʒˈɒt/ ]
VERB
- write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
NOUN
-
a slight but appreciable amount
this dish could use a touch of garlic - a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
How To Use jot In A Sentence
- It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.
- The time of his prophesying is stated in the introduction to be in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, that is, between 757 and 699 B.C. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
- Before you know it, all the Sandy Clarks and Billy Starks doing the media rounds are back in business until the next time they are given their jotters for failing to meet fans' expectations.
- Not sure backstage before a sell-out show is the time to jot down ideas though. The Sun
- But I suspect Ferguson doesn't care a jot about the opinion of his colleagues.
- And the fact that Lesley is a woman did not matter one jot.
- To any bladdery bloggers attending my talk this afternoon, I issue this solemn pledge -- I promise to let fly with at least one or two irresponsible comments that you will be able to jot down and get a butt-boil about later. Whiz Kid: James Wolcott
- The jottings in his diary certainly showed him to be depressed.
- Have a pad and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts.
- With each drop, Gil quickly jots a new joke in his journals. The Deli Worker
