jotted; jotting
: to write briefly or hurriedly : set down in the form of a note
jot this down
Examples of jot in a Sentence
Noun
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
Verb
He paused to jot a few notes on a slip of paper.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
There’s no record of Caedmon jotting the poem down himself—but records of it can be found in copies of a history of Christianity in England written by the Venerable Bede, an English monk and scholar, called the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
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Noun
When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Choose a course that widens your view, and schedule a short window to explore without pressure, then jot down two insights for later.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
There’s no record of Caedmon jotting the poem down himself—but records of it can be found in copies of a history of Christianity in England written by the Venerable Bede, an English monk and scholar, called the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for jot
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jot. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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jot
1 of 2 noun
: the least bit
jot
2 of 2 verb
jotted; jotting
: to make a brief note of
jot this down
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