In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes, for they in thee a thousand errors note, but ’tis my heart that loves what they despise, who in despite of view is pleased to dote.
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Dote
//dəʊt//
Synonyms for "dote" (85 found)
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Translations
44 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- влюбвам се до уши verb (to be foolishly fond of)
- изкуфявам verb (to act in a foolish manner)
- оглупявам verb (to act in a foolish manner)
Czech
4 entries- být senilní verb (to act in a foolish manner)
- lpět (na kom) verb (to be foolishly fond of)
- senilnět verb (to act in a foolish manner)
- slepě milovat verb (to be foolishly fond of)
Dutch
4 entries- dot noun (darling, cutie)
- schat noun (darling, cutie)
- dol zijn op verb (to be foolishly fond of)
- dollen verb (to act in a foolish manner)
Finnish
3 entries- söpöläinen noun (darling, cutie)
- hölmöillä verb (to act in a foolish manner)
- jumaloida verb (to be foolishly fond of)
German
4 entries- Liebling noun (darling, cutie)
- Schatz noun (darling, cutie)
- Schätzchen noun (darling, cutie)
- einen Narren fressen verb (to be foolishly fond of)
Māori
2 entries- whakamaimoa verb (to be foolishly fond of)
- whakamatariki verb (to be foolishly fond of)
Polish
1 entries- ubóstwiać verb (to be foolishly fond of)
Russian
4 entries- ду́шечка noun (darling, cutie)
- мила́шка noun (darling, cutie)
- впада́ть в ста́рческий мара́зм verb (to act in a foolish manner)
- выжива́ть из ума́ verb (to act in a foolish manner)
Spanish
1 entries- amoroso noun (darling, cutie)
Turkish
1 entries- hariflemek verb (to act in a foolish manner)
Ukrainian
4 entries- люба noun (darling, cutie)
- любий noun (darling, cutie)
- любця noun (darling, cutie)
- любчик noun (darling, cutie)
Welsh
1 entries- dwlu verb (to be foolishly fond of)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Tom and Mary dote on their little baby boy.
Source: tatoeba (3208292)
Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
Source: wiktionary
Jules doted on Chris, spending hours while Chris was at school assembling vast cities out of microscopic Lego pieces to surprise him when he returned.
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