jot

[jot]

verb (used with object)

jotted, jotting 

1. to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).

   Jot down his license number.

noun

1. the least part of something; a little bit.

   I don't care a jot.

jot

/ dʒɒt /

verb

1. to write a brief note of

noun

1. (used with a negative) a little bit (in phrases such as not to care ( or give ) a jot )

Word History and Origins

Origin of jot¹

1520–30; earlier iot, iote < Latin iōta < Greek iôta iota

Word History and Origins

Origin of jot¹

C16: from Latin jota, from Greek iōta, of Semitic origin; see _iota

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. not a jot or tittle, not a bit; not at all.

   The world situation matters not a jot or tittle to him.

Example Sentences

James Madison jotted copious notes during the Philadelphia convention, now considered proof of the framers’ design.

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But if you want to go further, you can: jot down allergens, ingredients or even nutrition info—macros, Weight Watchers points, whatever matters to you.

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They jotted down their hopes and worries about AI on cards displayed in the museum.

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But his quieter teenage traumas and triumphs, the kind that occurred when he wasn’t busy jotting down ideas and making Super 8 home movies, played out on “Dawson’s Creek.”

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Neither Kerry Ives nor Shannon Ives showed "even a jot of concern or care", the prosecutor said.

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Related Words

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• write down