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dote

/dəʊt/verb

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(किसी पर) जान छिड़कना, अत्यधिक लाड़ करना, अंधा प्रेम करना

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    [I] ~ on/upon sb/sth

    to love somebody very much and ignore their faults

    (किसी पर) जान छिड़कना, अत्यधिक लाड़ करना, अंधा प्रेम करना

    • She dotes on her only grandson.
    • Radhika's father dotes on her and praises everything she does.

    Synonyms adore idolize worship cherish spoil

    Opposite neglect ignore

→Phrasal verbs 1

dote on/upon sb

to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults

(किसी को) हद से ज़्यादा प्यार करना; उस पर जान छिड़कना

  • She dotes on her only grandson.
  • Radhika's parents dote on her, but they never spoil her.
◇Word family
doting adjectivedotage noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse dotage (weakness of mind in old age) and doting (loving too much).

Dotage (बुढ़ापे में दिमाग़ की कमज़ोरी) और doting (अत्यधिक प्यार करने वाला) में भ्रमित न हों।

§Grammar and usage

We say dote on or upon somebody, as in 'She dotes on her grandson'.

Dote on या upon somebody सही है, जैसे 'She dotes on her grandson'।