Meanings
verbdot the i's (third-person singular simple present dots the i's, present participle dotting the i's, simple past and past participle dotted the i's)
present singular third person dots the i's · participle present dotting the i's · participle past dotted the i's · past dotted the i's
- Synonym of dot the i's and cross the t's.
And Mussolini obligingly dotted the i’s.
1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 115Synonyms: dot the i's and cross the t's
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of dot the i's and cross the t's.
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dot the i's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20the%20i's
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“dot the i's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20the%20i's. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dot the i's,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20the%20i's.
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