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Definition of dote verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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
present 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/
Phrasal Verbs
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