jot
verb (used with object)
to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).
jotted
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past participleof jot.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jot.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jotverb (used with object)to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).
Example Sentences
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I chose a company whose name I had jotted down in my notes app a year ago after someone recommended it at a party.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Pythagoras jotted down three pages called the Golden Verses, where he gives tips on how to lead a good life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It features hand-written parts of his history, drawings, old party fliers, lyrics jotted down from the album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Scott Sperry jotted his name down on a sign-up sheet.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
There on that piece of old paper was the idea just as it had come from Michelangelo’s head to his hand, and he had jotted it down.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
