How do you use Dote in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like age or mature, plus the exact meaning.
Dote meaning
- To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
- To rot, decay.
Using Dote
- The main meaning on this page is: To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. | To act in a foolish manner; to be senile. | To rot, decay.
- Useful related words include: senesce, age, get on, mature.
- In the example corpus, dote often appears in combinations such as: dote on.
Context around Dote
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dote
- In this selection, "dote" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti stand out and add context to how "dote" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include don t dote on you and love to dote on him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dote" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dote
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The staff are polite but don't dote on you. (10 words)
The administrative ingenuity of the Uche Secondus led PDP provide the anti-dote. (13 words)
Zach is spending time at the home of his grandparents, who love to dote on him, Bromley said. (18 words)
While me and her have only spoken a few times, she did dote on Penny and I know Penny got along well with her. (24 words)
However, we know he will spend and dote more on one and she will be the one he loves above the others. (22 words)
Sir Pitt and Rawdon both dote on her, although Rawdon is her favourite nephew and sole heir until he marries Becky. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
However, we know he will spend and dote more on one and she will be the one he loves above the others.
While me and her have only spoken a few times, she did dote on Penny and I know Penny got along well with her.
The staff are polite but don't dote on you.
Zach is spending time at the home of his grandparents, who love to dote on him, Bromley said.
The administrative ingenuity of the Uche Secondus led PDP provide the anti-dote.
Sir Pitt and Rawdon both dote on her, although Rawdon is her favourite nephew and sole heir until he marries Becky.
Common combinations with dote
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dote on 4×