Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dote
Participle: doted
Gerund: doting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dote |
| you | dote |
| he;she;it | dotes |
| we | dote |
| you | dote |
| they | dote |
Perfect
| I | have doted |
| you | have doted |
| he;she;it | has doted |
| we | have doted |
| you | have doted |
| they | have doted |
Past
| I | doted |
| you | doted |
| he;she;it | doted |
| we | doted |
| you | doted |
| they | doted |
Pluperfect
| I | had doted |
| you | had doted |
| he;she;it | had doted |
| we | had doted |
| you | had doted |
| they | had doted |
Future
| I | will dote |
| you | will dote |
| he;she;it | will dote |
| we | will dote |
| you | will dote |
| they | will dote |
Future Perfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dote |
| you | dote |
| he;she;it | dote |
| we | dote |
| you | dote |
| they | dote |
Perfect
| I | have doted |
| you | have doted |
| he;she;it | have doted |
| we | have doted |
| you | have doted |
| they | have doted |
Imperfect
| I | doted |
| you | doted |
| he;she;it | doted |
| we | doted |
| you | doted |
| they | doted |
Pluperfect
| I | had doted |
| you | had doted |
| he;she;it | had doted |
| we | had doted |
| you | had doted |
| they | had doted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dote |
| you | would dote |
| he;she;it | would dote |
| we | would dote |
| you | would dote |
| they | would dote |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | dote |
| we | Let's dote |
| you | dote |
Verbs conjugated like 'dote'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dote'
cote,
date,
dite,
dole,
dome,
dope,
dose,
dot,
doze,
hote,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to have a strong affection for someone or something
- adore, care for, cherish, cling to, fancy, love
- love
- adore, admire, pet, pamper, coddle, indulge
Antonyms
- love
- detestation, abomination, abhorrence, aversion
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The verb is derived from Middle English doten, from Middle Low German doten (“to be foolish”) or Middle Dutch doten (“to be silly”). Doublet of doit (Scottish English).
2. The noun in the sense of "imbecile" is derived from Middle English dote (“simpleton”), itself from doten (see above). The noun in the sense of "darling" and "decay" is derived from the modern verb. See: Middle English '
doten'.
Sample Sentences
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Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
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Jules doted on Chris, spending hours while Chris was at school assembling vast cities out of microscopic Lego pieces to surprise him when he returned. [2010, Jennifer Egan, “A to B”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:]
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He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died. [1692–1717, Robert South, “Ill-disposed Affections […] ”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:]
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Time has made you dote, and vainly tell / Of arms imagined in your lonely cell. [1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]