dote
verb (used without object)
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
have doted
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present perfectof dote.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We adore their kids and have doted on them as if they were our nieces and nephews.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2021
And indeed his father seems to have doted on him, for example publishing two children's books dedicated to him:
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2017
And the men seemed to have doted on the women until the day they died.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2016
Oh, how I should have doted on my child!
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Eugène Sue
That positive declaration came from just such a son, as many a widowed mother and affectionate sister have doted on.
From Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier by M. A. Cornelius
