jotting
/ˈdʒɒtɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण जॉटिंग
जल्दी में लिखा गया नोट, टिप्पणी
Core word
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[C, usually plural]
a short note that is written down quickly
जल्दी में लिखा गया नोट, टिप्पणी
- Her notebook was full of jottings about ideas for stories.
- rough jottings in the margin of the book
- His diary was little more than jottings of the day's events.
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- She used her jottings to write the final report.
- The pages were covered with hasty jottings.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a jotting / jottings (noun)
A jotting is a short note written quickly; it is usually plural in practice.
'Jotting' जल्दी में लिखा छोटा नोट है; व्यवहार में यह प्रायः plural में आता है।
- His jottings were scattered across the desk.
- She made a few jottings in the margin.
jottings (as a book title)
Jottings is used in titles for informal, short pieces of writing, as in Jottings of a Student.
'Jottings' पुस्तक के शीर्षकों में अनौपचारिक, छोटी रचनाओं के लिए आता है।
- The magazine publishes jottings from readers' diaries.
jotting + preposition
Use of for the writer or subject and from for the source.
लेखक या विषय के लिए 'of' और स्रोत के लिए 'from' आता है।
- The jottings of a traveller can become a book.
make / take jottings
Make or take is the usual verb for writing jottings.
जॉटिंग्स लिखने के लिए सामान्यतः 'make' या 'take' आता है।
- He made quick jottings during the lecture.
jottings vs notes
Jottings are rough and quick; notes may be neat and complete.
Jottings कच्ची और जल्दी की होती हैं; notes साफ़ और पूरे हो सकते हैं।
- She turned her rough jottings into neat notes.
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adjective + jotting
briefhastyroughpersonalscribbled
- His hasty jottings were hard to read.
verb + jottings
makereadcollectpublishtidy up
- She tidied up her jottings before writing the essay.
jottings + noun
padbookdiarypage
- The jottings pad was full of tiny drawings.
jotting + preposition
in a notebookon a slipin the marginduring the talk
- She made jottings on a slip of paper during the talk.
jottings + purpose
for revisionfor a speechfor a diaryfor reference
- He made jottings for his speech on the bus.
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- Radhika turned her jottings into a complete essay.
राधिका ने अपनी टिप्पणियों को एक पूरे निबंध में बदल दिया।
- The diary was full of the author's quick jottings.
डायरी लेखक की झटपट लिखी टिप्पणियों से भरी थी।
- I could not read my own jottings the next day.
अगले दिन मैं अपनी ही जल्दी की लिखी बातें नहीं पढ़ पाया।
- His jottings on the train made a lovely travelogue.
ट्रेन में लिखी उसकी टिप्पणियाँ एक सुंदर यात्रा-वृत्तांत बन गईं।
- She kept a small book for her daily jottings.
वह अपनी रोज़ की टिप्पणियों के लिए एक छोटी पुस्तक रखती थी।
- The scientist's jottings later formed the basis of a famous paper.
वैज्ञानिक की टिप्पणियाँ बाद में एक प्रसिद्ध शोध-पत्र का आधार बनीं।
- Radhika's jottings on the margin helped her revise quickly.
हाशिये पर लिखी राधिका की टिप्पणियों से उसे जल्दी दोहराने में मदद मिली।
- Her travel jottings were printed in a local magazine.
उसकी यात्रा की टिप्पणियाँ एक स्थानीय पत्रिका में छपीं।
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✗ The jottings was messy.
✓ The jottings were messy.
A plural subject needs a plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Jotting comes from the phrasal verb jot down, meaning to write something quickly, as in 'Jot down the address before you forget it'.
Jotting, phrasal verb jot down से बना है, जिसका अर्थ जल्दी से कुछ लिख लेना है, जैसे 'Jot down the address before you forget it'।