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dote
(dōt)intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes
To show excessive fondness or love: doted on their only child.
[Middle English doten.]
dot′er n.
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dote
(dəʊt) or now rarelydoat
vb (intr)
1. (foll by: on or upon) to love to an excessive or foolish degree
2. to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age
[C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake]
ˈdoter, now rarely ˈdoater n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dote
(doʊt)v. dot•ed, dot•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to bestow or express excessive fondness (usu. fol. by on).
2. to be weak-minded or foolish, esp. associated with old age.
[1175–1225; Middle English: to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded; c. Middle Dutch doten]
dot′er, n.
dot′ing•ly, adv.
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dote
Past participle: doted
Gerund: doting
| Imperative |
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| dote |
| dote |
| Present |
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| I dote |
| you dote |
| he/she/it dotes |
| we dote |
| you dote |
| they dote |
| Preterite |
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| I doted |
| you doted |
| he/she/it doted |
| we doted |
| you doted |
| they doted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am doting |
| you are doting |
| he/she/it is doting |
| we are doting |
| you are doting |
| they are doting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have doted |
| you have doted |
| he/she/it has doted |
| we have doted |
| you have doted |
| they have doted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was doting |
| you were doting |
| he/she/it was doting |
| we were doting |
| you were doting |
| they were doting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had doted |
| you had doted |
| he/she/it had doted |
| we had doted |
| you had doted |
| they had doted |
| Future |
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| I will dote |
| you will dote |
| he/she/it will dote |
| we will dote |
| you will dote |
| they will dote |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have doted |
| you will have doted |
| he/she/it will have doted |
| we will have doted |
| you will have doted |
| they will have doted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be doting |
| you will be doting |
| he/she/it will be doting |
| we will be doting |
| you will be doting |
| they will be doting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been doting |
| you have been doting |
| he/she/it has been doting |
| we have been doting |
| you have been doting |
| they have been doting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been doting |
| you will have been doting |
| he/she/it will have been doting |
| we will have been doting |
| you will have been doting |
| they will have been doting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been doting |
| you had been doting |
| he/she/it had been doting |
| we had been doting |
| you had been doting |
| they had been doting |
| Conditional |
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| I would dote |
| you would dote |
| he/she/it would dote |
| we would dote |
| you would dote |
| they would dote |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have doted |
| you would have doted |
| he/she/it would have doted |
| we would have doted |
| you would have doted |
| they would have doted |
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Verb 1. dote - be foolish or senile due to old age
2. dote - shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"
love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
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Translations
مُغْرَم، مَفْتون بِ
viset nazbláznit se do
forgudetilbede
jumaloida
sjá ekki sólina fyrir
negalėti atsidžiaugti
dievinātļoti mīlēt
aşırı düşkün olmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dote
(dəut) : dote on to be fond of to an extent which is foolish. He just dotes on that child! versot مُغْرَم، مَفْتون بِ обичам безумно babar (por) zbláznit se do, viset na vernarrt sein in forgude; tilbede υπεραγαπώ adorar ahviarmastust tundma مردۀ کسی بودن؛ بیش از حد معمول دوست داشتن palvoa raffoler de לְגָלוֹת חִיבָּה יְתֵרָה बेवकूफी की हद तक प्रेम जताना ludo voljeti nekoga, biti zaljubljen u nekoga majomszeretettel csüng vkin tergila-gila sjá ekki sólina fyrir amare alla follia 溺愛する 맹목적으로 사랑하다 negalėti atsidžiaugti, dievinti ļoti mīlēt; dievināt sangat suka verafgoden forgude, elske over alt ubóstwiać, wariować za احمقانه مينه درلودل babar-se por a fi înnebunit după души не чаять zbožňovať biti nor (na koga) drhtati nad nekim avguda, dyrka ให้ความรักมากเกินไป aşırı düşkün olmak 溺愛 кохати до нестями کسی پر احمقانہ طور پر گرویدہ ہونا say mê 溺爱
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