jot down
to write down hurriedly; to make a note of
Tell me his number, and I'll jot it down on this scrap of paper.
jot
UK /d͡ʒɒt/ US /d͡ʒɑt/
noun 5verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
hard, requent
VERB + JOT
cared, going, let, line
JOT + NOUN
ideas, ye
PREP.
down, in
Definitions
noun
1
The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
This bond doth giue thee here no iote of blood, / The vvords expreſly are a pound of fleſh: / Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of fleſh, / But in the cutting of it, if thou doſt ſhed / One drop of Chriſtian blood, thy lands and goods / Are by the lavves of Venice, confiſcate / Vnto the State of Venice.
For verily I ſay vnto you, Till heauen and earth paſſe, one iote or one tittle, ſhall in no wiſe paſſe from the law, till all be fulfilled.
2
A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
He didn’t care a jot for his work.
Sir, the People muſt haue their Voiyes, / Neyther vvill they bate / One iot of Ceremonie.
3
A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
So vveake my povvres, ſo ſore my vvounds appeare, / that vvonder is hovv I ſhould liue a iot, / ſeeing my hart through launched euery vvhere / vvith thouſand arrovves, vvhich your eies haue ſhot: […]
No faith, Ile not ſtay a iot longer: […]
4
A brief and hurriedly written note.
"Lover," you say; "how beautiful that is, / That little word!” […] / Yes, it is beautiful. I have marked it long, / Long in my dusty head its jot secreted, / Yet my heart never knew this word a song / Till in the night softly by you repeated.
verb
1
Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).
Tell me your order so I can jot it down.
He mentions as certain the falsehood of a number of the assertions concerning his usage, the unhealthy state of the island, and so forth. I have jotted down his evidence elsewhere.
verb
1
To jerk or jolt (something); to jog.
Nowe is iuſte iuſtice, ſo iotted out of iointe, / That ye here vniuſtely, ſtande at deniall, / To do me iuſtice, and wolde by power ryall: / Directe mine acquitall or condemnacion, / Euen as wyll in both: weith your acceptacion.
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Idioms & Phrases
jot and tittle
Often preceded by every: a smallest detail; (uncountable) the smallest details collectively.
He did not get every jot and tittle, but the plan ultimately adopted was viable.
Example Bank
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This bond doth giue thee here no iote of blood, / The vvords expreſly are a pound of fleſh: / Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of fleſh, / But in the cutting of it, if thou doſt ſhed / One drop
Wiktionary02
For verily I ſay vnto you, Till heauen and earth paſſe, one iote or one tittle, ſhall in no wiſe paſſe from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Wiktionary03
Of old, men said, "Sin not; / By every line and jot / Ye shall abide; man's heart is false and vile."
Wiktionary04
Tell me your order so I can jot it down.
Wiktionary05
He mentions as certain the falsehood of a number of the assertions concerning his usage, the unhealthy state of the island, and so forth. I have jotted down his evidence elsewhere.
Wiktionary06
Nowe is iuſte iuſtice, ſo iotted out of iointe, / That ye here vniuſtely, ſtande at deniall, / To do me iuſtice, and wolde by power ryall: / Directe mine acquitall or condemnacion, / Euen as wyll in b
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In some senses, jot is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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