jot

[ jot ]

verb (used with object)

, jot·ted, jot·ting.

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

   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. trusually foll bydown 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

“Suppose all we knew about the western United States was what Lewis and Clark jotted in their journals.”

From Science Magazine

Gascón would often spend her time away from set writing and rewriting dialogue and jotting down ideas she would text the director late into the night.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Among the other famous jottings that sold were those belonging to Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley, South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and all four members of The Beatles.

From BBC

Blakely jotted down her target score for each event in the Notes app on her phone before competing.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• jot down
• write down