diff --git a/dot-object/dot-object-tests.ts b/dot-object/dot-object-tests.ts
index 603a66c57e..a553c6c68d 100644
--- a/dot-object/dot-object-tests.ts
+++ b/dot-object/dot-object-tests.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ var src = {
   }
 };
 
-var tgt = {name: 'Brandon'};
+var tgt = { name: 'Brandon' };
 
 dot.copy('stuff.phone', 'wanna.haves.phone', src, tgt, [(arg: any) => {
-    return arg;
+  return arg;
 }]);
 
 dot.transfer('stuff.phone', 'wanna.haves.phone', src, tgt);
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ var row = {
 };
 
 dot.object(row, (arg: any) => {
-    return arg;
+  return arg;
 });
 
 dot.str('this.is.my.string', 'value', tgt);
 
 var newObj = {
- some: {
-   nested: {
-     value: 'Hi there!'
-   }
- }
+  some: {
+    nested: {
+      value: 'Hi there!'
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 var val = dot.pick('some.nested.value', newObj);
@@ -62,4 +62,9 @@ val = dot.remove('some.nested.value', newObj);
 // or use the alias `del`
 val = dot.del('some.nested.value', newObj);
 
-var dotWithArrow = new dot('=>');
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+// convert object to dot object
+var result = {};
+dot.dot({ test: 'something' }, result);
+result = dot.dot({ test: 'something' });
+
+var dotWithArrow = new dot('=>');
diff --git a/dot-object/index.d.ts b/dot-object/index.d.ts
index 953291c631..176e1c0daf 100644
--- a/dot-object/index.d.ts
+++ b/dot-object/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for Dot-Object v1.4.1
+// Type definitions for Dot-Object v1.4.2
 // Project: https://github.com/rhalff/dot-object
 // Definitions by: Niko Kovačič <https://github.com/nkovacic>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 declare namespace DotObject {
     interface DotConstructor extends Dot {
-        new(separator: string): Dot;
+        new (separator: string): Dot;
     }
 
     interface ModifierFunctionWrapper {
         (arg: any): any;
     }
 
-    interface Dot {     
+    interface Dot {
         /**
          *
          * Copy a property from one object to another object.
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ declare namespace DotObject {
          * Convert object to dotted-key/value pair
          *
          * Usage:
-         *
-         *   var tgt = dot.dot(obj)
-         *
-         *   or
-         *
          *   var tgt = {}
          *   dot.dot(obj, tgt)
          *
@@ -46,6 +41,18 @@ declare namespace DotObject {
          * @param {Object} tgt target object
          */
         dot(obj: any, tgt: any): void
+        /**
+        *
+        * Convert object to dotted-key/value pair
+        *
+        * Usage:
+        *
+        *   var tgt = dot.dot(obj)
+        * @param {Object} obj source object
+        * @return {Object} result
+        */
+        dot(obj: any): any
+
         /**
          *
          * Remove value from an object using dot notation.
@@ -166,4 +173,4 @@ declare var dot: DotObject.DotConstructor;
 
 declare module 'dot-object' {
     export = dot;
-}
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+}