dot down

dɑt daʊn

dotted down, dotting down

Definition of dot down - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

writing

write something quickly or briefly

She dotted down the address on a scrap of paper.

jot down

note

rugby

TECH.

score a try by touching the ball down

TECH.

He managed to dot down just before the whistle.

ground

score

touch down

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Expressions with dot

day dot

from the earliest time, since something first began

I’ve loved football from day dot.

on the dot

adv.

exactly at the expected time

The meeting started on the dot at 9 AM.

dot the i's

finish something with great care and attention to details

She always dots the i's before submitting her reports.

in the year dot

adv.

at a time very long ago

They built this house in the year dot.

dot dot dot

punctuation mark consisting of three dots

The sentence ended with a dot dot dot.

polka dot

pattern of evenly spaced filled circles used on fabrics

She wore a polka dot dress.

Examples of dot down in a sentence

I need to dot down this recipe before I forget.
She was thrilled to dot down in the final minute.
The player dashed forward to dot down successfully.

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French:noter, aplatir, ...
German:notieren, den Ball ablegen, ...
Italian:buttare giù, segnare, ...
Spanish:apuntar rápidamente, apoyar, ...
Portuguese:escrever rapidamente, marcar um ensaio, ...
Chinese:匆匆写下, 触地得分, ...
Japanese:さっと書き留める, トライを決める, ...
Arabic:دَوَّنَ, سَجَّلَ مُحاوَلَة, ...
Hebrew:לִרְשׁוֹם בִּקְצָרָה, לְהַבְקִיעַ נִיסָּיוֹן, ...
Russian:набросать, заносить, ...
Ukrainian:занотовувати, забити, ...
Hindi:जल्दी से लिखना, गेंद को नीचे छूकर स्कोर करना, ...
Bengali:দ্রুত লিখে ফেলা, ট্রাই স্কোর করা, ...
Catalan:anotar ràpidament, anotar un assaig, ...
Czech:poznamenat si, položit, ...
Danish:notere hurtigt, score et forsøg, ...
Dutch:opschrijven, de bal neerleggen, ...
Greek:σημειώνω γρήγορα, σημειώνω τέρμα, ...
Hungarian:feljegyezni, célt vinni, ...
Khmer:កត់ចំណាំ, ដាក់បាល់ប៉ះដីដើម្បីរកពិន្ទុ, ...
Korean:적다, 득점하다, ...
Persian:یادداشت کردن, امتیاز گرفت, ...
Polish:zanotować, zdobyć przyłożenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):escrever rapidamente, marcar um try, ...
Romanian:a scrie repede, a marca, ...
Swedish:skriva ner, lägga ner bollen, ...
Thai:จดอย่างรวดเร็ว, ทำคะแนน, ...
Turkish:hızlıca yazmak, topu yere dokundurmak, ...
Vietnamese:viết nhanh, chạm bóng, ...

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