dote
verb (used without object)
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
doted
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past participleof dote.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dote.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
doteverb (used without object)to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
Example Sentences
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Of course, ABC would make one of its core players the gauzy focus of a post-Oscars special, doted on by many of the 22 women who came before Paul.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Known to the children as “aunty” or “grandma,” Johnson would treat them to dips in the pool at the Raffles and doted on them at the center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Their son was going to be a rock for Finley, but the baby is now an only child with no memory of the brother who doted on him.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
But Ben and his little brother were doted upon by all their adopted grannies and grandpas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
When he finally got a daughter of his own, he doted on her.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
