dote
verb /dəʊt/
/dəʊt/
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘act or talk foolishly’): of uncertain origin; related to Middle Dutch doten ‘be silly’.
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they dote | /dəʊt/ /dəʊt/ |
he / she / it dotes | /dəʊts/ /dəʊts/ |
past simple doted | /ˈdəʊtɪd/ /ˈdəʊtɪd/ |
past participle doted | /ˈdəʊtɪd/ /ˈdəʊtɪd/ |
-ing form doting | /ˈdəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈdəʊtɪŋ/ |