ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOT
Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lump.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOT
PRESENT
Present
I dot
you dot
he/she/it dots
we dot
you dot
they dot
Present continuous
I am dotting
you are dotting
he/she/it is dotting
we are dotting
you are dotting
they are dotting
Present perfect
I have dotted
you have dotted
he/she/it has dotted
we have dotted
you have dotted
they have dotted
Present perfect continuous
I have been dotting
you have been dotting
he/she/it has been dotting
we have been dotting
you have been dotting
they have been dotting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I dotted
you dotted
he/she/it dotted
we dotted
you dotted
they dotted
Past continuous
I was dotting
you were dotting
he/she/it was dotting
we were dotting
you were dotting
they were dotting
Past perfect
I had dotted
you had dotted
he/she/it had dotted
we had dotted
you had dotted
they had dotted
Past perfect continuous
I had been dotting
you had been dotting
he/she/it had been dotting
we had been dotting
you had been dotting
they had been dotting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dot
you will dot
he/she/it will dot
we will dot
you will dot
they will dot
Future continuous
I will be dotting
you will be dotting
he/she/it will be dotting
we will be dotting
you will be dotting
they will be dotting
Future perfect
I will have dotted
you will have dotted
he/she/it will have dotted
we will have dotted
you will have dotted
they will have dotted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dotting
you will have been dotting
he/she/it will have been dotting
we will have been dotting
you will have been dotting
they will have been dotting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dot
you would dot
he/she/it would dot
we would dot
you would dot
they would dot
Conditional continuous
I would be dotting
you would be dotting
he/she/it would be dotting
we would be dotting
you would be dotting
they would be dotting
Conditional perfect
I would have dot
you would have dot
he/she/it would have dot
we would have dot
you would have dot
they would have dot
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dotting
you would have been dotting
he/she/it would have been dotting
we would have been dotting
you would have been dotting
they would have been dotting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dot
we let´s dot
you dot
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
dotting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOT»
The term «dot» is very widely used and occupies the
4.101 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «DOT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
dot.
Bookstores don't exactly dot the American highway in the grand manner of Sbarros.
Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot.
A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving.
I'm just the smallest dot in a big map of human history.
San Francisco is an interesting place. It's always been such a nice culturally diverse environment, which it still is, but there's a lot of money there now and a lot of dot com's so it's a little different than it used to be.
I came to feel an artist might use anything - a dot, a line, the most conventional or unconventional symbol - t say what he wanted to say.
Fashion is a very stressful place to work because of the demands of doing the shows - no one expects a writer to produce two books a year on the dot - but it's also a very toxic place to work.
I grew up in Kilmichael, Mississippi. It's a dot on the map 100 miles north of Jackson.
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
Everything starts from a dot.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOT»
Discover the use of
dot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greatest
Dot to
Dot Book in the World:
In the tradition of Books 1, 2, and 3, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Book in the World, Book 4, is full of complex new challenges and surprises for young and old alike.
2
Pale Blue
Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
" --The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world.
Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, 2011
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
4
Quantum
Dot Heterostructures
Chapters 6 and 7 summarize experimental results on electronic, optical and electrical properties. The book concludes by disoussing highly topical results on quantum-dot-based photonic devices - mainly quantum dot lasers.
Dieter Bimberg, Marius Grundmann, Nikolai N. Ledentsov, 1999
5
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
The late author of such best-sellers as Cosmos examines humankind's changing awareness of its place in the universe and the rich potential of human ventures into the world beyond Earth. Reprint.
6
Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
The technology revolution is not going away. We can't hide from it or pretend that it's not changing our lives in a thousand different ways. So how do we deal? In Dot Complicated, Randi Zuckerberg shows us.
7
Ancient Greece
Dot-to-
Dot
Greece's golden age lives anew, as kids connect the dots and build sacred places; battle mythological creatures; meet real-life heroes; gaze at the gods (Athena, Zeus); and even compete in the Olympics.
8
The
Dot and the Line: A Romance on Lower Mathematics
A mathematically oriented romantic fable about the eternal triangle, in this case a straight line who is hopelessly in love with a dot who in turn loves a squiggle
Moving from the Cold War Pentagon to Silicon Valley to Wall Street and into the homes of millions of Americans, Cassidy tells the story of the great boom and bust in an authoritative and entertaining narrative.
10
The Little Red
Dot: Reflections by Singapore's Diplomats
This collection of essays by Singapore's past and present diplomats tells the remarkable story of how this small and vulnerable country has become a stable, prosperous and respected member of the international community.
Tommy Thong Bee Koh, Li Lin Chang, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dot is used in the context of the following news items.
Dot claimed to be the world's smallest Bluetooth headset, but is it too …
A California startup is seeking funding through Kickstarter for Dot, the "world's smallest Bluetooth headset." The device reportedly measures ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
Iowa DOT expands Highway Helper program, outsources operation
The DOT will deploy four more trucks: two in Council Bluffs, Iowa, ... However, the DOT will no longer use state workers to run Highway Helper. «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
Treading lightly: DOT stats show lack of traffic growth on Asheville …
Traffic along many of Asheville's major corridors has decreased in recent years, figures from the N.C. Department of Transportation reveal. DOT ... «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»
All Eyes on DOT After CB 7 Endorses Amsterdam Ave Protected …
The pressure on DOT to act from local advocates, officials, and now the community board is intensifying. Council Member Helen Rosenthal ... «Streetsblog New York, Jul 15»
Dot-com da-bomb Verisign fires off a Cloudflare rival
Operator of the dot-com registry Verisign has launched a rival to popular website protector Cloudflare, called DNS Firewall. Announcing the ... «The Register, Jul 15»
After net neutrality debate, DoT panel recommends regulation and …
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had earlier directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) to form a panel on net neutrality and give its ... «Tech2, Jul 15»
DOT announces freeway closures for Highway 67 bridge work
Installation of new girders for the state Highway 67 bridge over I-94 near Oconomowoc will require overnight closings of the freeway at the ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
Iowa Makes a Bold Admission: We Need Fewer Roads
Iowa DOT chief Paul Trombino recently took that logical conclusion one step further. During an Urban Land Institute talk, Trombino told the ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
Paving to close part of Nassau Expressway overnights, DOT says
Starting Wednesday night either a southbound or northbound lane of the Nassau Expressway in the Town of Hempstead will be closed from 10 ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
Green Dot Upgraded to Buy at TheStreet (GDOT)
Green Dot Co. logo TheStreet upgraded shares of Green Dot (NASDAQ:GDOT) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
