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jot

American  
[jot] / dʒɒt /

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.

idioms

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

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

verb

  1. to write a brief note of

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noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of jot

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

Example Sentences

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Bring a paper copy of your passport with you, know where the embassy is located in the country you’re traveling to and jot down the country’s emergency phone number.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Bits of overheard conversation often fascinated me, and I’d jot them down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

“I would take my morning walk, and I would think about it, and I’d come home, and I‘d just jot down ideas on index cards for the first couple of months,” Val Jean recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

If I were the one taking notes, I’d jot them all down messily.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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