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dote over

dote over verb: to care for (someone), usually excessively or in an overly emotional manner.

Verb

dote over (third-person singular simple present dotes over, present participle doting over, simple past and past participle doted over)

  1. (transitive) To care for (someone), usually excessively or in an overly emotional manner.

Forms of dote over

third-person singular presentdotes over
present participledoting over
past participledoted over
pastdoted over

Questions about dote over

What does dote over mean?
Dote over means to care for (someone), usually excessively or in an overly emotional manner.
What part of speech is dote over?
Dote over is a verb.
What is the past tense of dote over?
The past tense of dote over is doted over.

Words near dote over in the dictionary

  1. dotcommer
  2. dotcommers
  3. dotcomming
  4. dotcoms
  5. dote
  6. dote over
  7. doted
  8. doted over
  9. dotee
  10. dotees
  11. dotel

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