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jot down

jot down verb: to write down hurriedly; to make a note of.

Verb

jot down (third-person singular simple present jots down, present participle jotting down, simple past and past participle jotted down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to write down hurriedly; to make a note of
    • Tell me his number, and I'll jot it down on this scrap of paper.

Forms of jot down

third-person singular presentjots down
present participlejotting down
past participlejotted down
pastjotted down

Questions about jot down

What does jot down mean?
Jot down means to write down hurriedly; to make a note of.
What part of speech is jot down?
Jot down is a verb.
What is the past tense of jot down?
The past tense of jot down is jotted down.

Words near jot down in the dictionary

  1. Josy
  2. José
  3. joséite
  4. jot
  5. jot and tittle
  6. jot down
  7. jota
  8. jotas
  9. jotated
  10. jotation
  11. jotations

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