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dote D0350900 (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.dote (dəʊt) or now rarely doatvb (intr) 1. (foll by: on or upon) to love to an excessive or foolish degree2. 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 ndote (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. dote
Past participle: doted
Gerund: doting
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would dote | | you would dote | | he/she/it would dote | | we would dote | | you would dote | | they would dote |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dote - be foolish or senile due to old agesenesce, age, maturate, mature, get on - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" | | 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" |
Translationsdote (dəut) : dote on to be fond of to an extent which is foolish. He just dotes on that child! 溺愛 溺爱dote
dote on (someone or something)To give a lot of love and attention to someone or something, perhaps to excess. I can't help but dote on my kids whenever they're home from college—I just miss them so much when they're away!See also: dote, ondote onv. To show excessive fondness or love to someone: My grandmother dotes on all of her grandchildren.See also: dote, ondote
dote, doat, dozeA form of decay in which wood becomes soft and weak and has a dull lifeless appearance.Dote
DOTE, Span. law. The property which the wife gives to the husband on account of marriage.
2. It is divided into adventitia and profectitia; the former is the dote which the father or grandfather, or other of the ascendants in the direct paternal line, give of their own property to the husband; the latter (adventitia) is that property which the wife gives to the husband, or that which is given to him for her by her mother, or her collateral relations, or a stranger. Aso & Man. Inst. B. 1, t. 7, c . 1, Sec. i. DOTE
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| DOTE➣Department of the Environment | | DOTE➣Director, Operational Test & Evaluation | | DOTE➣Department of Transportation & Engineering (Cincinnati, OH) | | DOTE➣Development Operational Test & Evaluation |
dote
Words related to doteverb be foolish or senile due to old ageRelated Words- senesce
- age
- maturate
- mature
- get on
verb shower with loveRelated Words |