jot
verb (used with object)
to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).
jots
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pluralof jot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof jot (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
jotverb (used with object)to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).
Example Sentences
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Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
When Siri questions Killian, she jots down another observation: “hiding something.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Cassyette says she often feels things physically before she understands them – so she jots down the symptoms, and returns to them later to examine why she feels uncomfortable or elated or exhausted.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
Leno weighs them, takes their temperature and jots details of each visit by hand in a record book with a tattered yellow cover.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2023
Lincoln hastily pulls a card from his jacket pocket and jots a short note inviting Ashmun to return at nine in the morning.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
