mot

CEFRC2

/məʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A short witty remark or clever saying.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A note or brief strain on a bugle.

Examples

  • The MOT found some serious defects in Mary's car.

  • 1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum With his big title, an Italian mot

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /mɒt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A word or a motto; a device.

  2. A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.

  3. A woman; a wife.

More examples

In context

  • I can’t drive over this week, the car is in for its MOT.

  • Mr. Baines: We have also said in our response that we believe that an 'MOT' for houses would be a good idea. How and when you apply this— Q120 Mr Olner: Wait a minute! I have got a motorcar and I have to have an MOT after three years, so if you are going to t...

  • ‘He comes from Montreal, in Canada.’ ‘Why?’ she said, repeating Dr Johnson's mot with a forced sneer.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The clever diplomat always had a witty blank ready for any awkward moment.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French mot. Doublet of motto.