dote
verb (used without object)
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
dotes
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present tense formof dote (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He dotes on “M-Pesa,” a 2007 Kenyan innovation that turns mobile-phone credit into money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Despite his political career, Bazoum has retained his people’s devotion to livestock, keeping camels that he dotes on, Liman-Tinguiri said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
In the meantime, he dotes on his 21-month-old daughter, who accepts his injury as a matter of course, because she can’t remember him as he was before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
"He just dotes on her. She's everything to him. And you can see why - she's so beautiful and lovely."
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022
Women in cells at the other end tell Malachy he’s gorgeous and the twins are dotes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
