JOT


Meaning of JOT in English

(~s, ~ting, ~ted)

1.

If you ~ something short such as an address somewhere, you write it down so that you will remember it.

Could you just ~ his name on there.

= write

VERB: V n prep/adv

Jot down means the same as ~ .

Keep a pad handy to ~ down queries as they occur...

Listen carefully to the instructions and ~ them down.

= note down

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P

2.

If you say that there is not a ~ or not one ~ of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it. (OLD-FASHIONED)

There is not a ~ of evidence to say it does them any good...

It makes not one ~ of difference.

= bit

QUANT: with brd-neg, QUANT of n-uncount emphasis

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