Dote — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be foolish or senile due to old age

shower with love; show excessive affection for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˈɛktɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊt/

1 syllable Say it as /ᵻlˈɛktɚɹ/.

Examples

Grandmother dotes on her the twins

Parts of Speech

verb	be foolish or senile due to old age
verb	shower with love; show excessive affection for “Grandmother dotes on her the twins”

Word Forms

dotard

noun

an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

j'adore

être stupide ou sénile à cause de la vieillesse

🇪🇸Spanish

adorar

ser tonto o senil debido a la vejez

🇳🇱Dutch

leuk

dwaas of seniel zijn vanwege ouderdom

🇵🇹Portuguese

idolatrar

ser tolo ou senil devido à idade avançada

🇷🇺Russian

обожаю

быть глупым или дряхлым из-за старости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ডট

বার্ধক্যের কারণে বোকা বা বার্ধক্য হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

புள்ளி

முதுமை காரணமாக முட்டாள் அல்லது முதுமை

🇮🇳Telugu

చుక్క

వృద్ధాప్యం కారణంగా మూర్ఖంగా లేదా వృద్ధాప్యంగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

डोट

म्हातारपणामुळे मूर्ख किंवा म्हातारा होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોટ

વૃદ્ધાવસ્થાને લીધે મૂર્ખ અથવા વૃદ્ધ બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾಟ್

ವಯಸ್ಸಾದ ಕಾರಣ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಮುದುಕರಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോട്ട്

വാർദ്ധക്യം നിമിത്തം വിഡ്ഢിയോ വാർദ്ധക്യമോ ആകുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宠爱

因年老而愚蠢

🇯🇵Japanese

溺愛

年のせいで愚かになる、または老衰する

🇰🇷Korean

도트

늙어서 어리석거나 노쇠하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mê mẩn

ngu ngốc hoặc già nua vì tuổi già

🇹🇭Thai

หลงใหล

เป็นคนโง่หรือแก่เพราะวัยชรา

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat menyayangi

menjadi bodoh atau pikun karena usia tua

🇵🇭Filipino

magdota

maging hangal o matanda dahil sa katandaan

🇲🇾Malay

menyayangi

menjadi bodoh atau nyanyuk kerana usia tua

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوتي

يكون أحمق أو خرفًا بسبب الشيخوخة

🇮🇷Persian

محبت

به دلیل کهولت سن احمق یا پیر باشید

🇹🇷Turkish

sevmek

yaşlılık nedeniyle aptal veya bunak olmak

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