Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
Southern England:
- RP:
- GA:
Haettu sana löytyi näillä lähdekielillä:
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|
| bulgaria | влюбвам се до уши, изкуфявам, оглупявам |
| hollanti | schat, dot, dol zijn op, dollen |
| ranska | dorloter, radoter, pouponner |
| saksa | schwärmen |
| suomi | jumaloida, söpöläinen, hölmöillä, kovalaho |
| venäjä | души не чаять (duši ne tšajat), милашка (milaška), душечка (dušetška), выживать из ума (vyživat iz uma), впадать в старческий маразм (vpadat v startšeski marazm) |
Määritelmät
Verbi
- (intransitive, stative, usually with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- (obsolete, transitive) To endow, donate.
- (intransitive, archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
- (intransitive, of trees, rare or obsolete) To rot, decay.
Substantiivi
- (countable, Ireland) A darling, a cutie.
- (obsolete) Dowry.
- (countable, obsolete) An imbecile; a dotard.
- (uncountable, rare) Decay in a tree.
Esimerkit
- Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
- Time has made you dote, and vainly tell / Of arms imagined in your lonely cell.
- He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died.
- Ted’s daughter is such a dote.
- The mother dotes on her newborn infant.
- The old man is doting.
- The old man is in his dotage.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | doted | Imperfekti | doted |
| Partisiipin preesens | doting | Monikko | dotes |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | dotes | Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | doteth (vanhahtava) |