DOTE ON/UPON (SOMEBODY)

Meaning of DOTE ON/UPON (SOMEBODY) in English

dote on/upon somebody phrasal verb ( see also ↑ dote )

to love someone very much, and show this by your actions:

Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl in the family.

—doting adjective [only before noun] :

a doting parent

—dotingly adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DOTE — n dowry
Interlingua English vocab
UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
DOTE — radotar. ~ ON: esser inamorat in
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOTE — intransitive verb (~d; doting) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German dotten to be foolish Date: 13th century to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOTE — I. verb also doat ˈdōt, usu -ōd.+V ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English doten; akin to Middle Low German dotten, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
DOTE — (n.) An imbecile; a dotard.
Английский словарь Webster
DOTE — (v. i.) To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with on or …
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DOTE — (v. i.) To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind …
Английский словарь Webster
DOTE — (v. i.) To act foolishly.
Английский словарь Webster
DOTE — (n.) Natural endowments.
Английский словарь Webster
DOTE — (n.) A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — ( v. i. ) To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — ( v. i. ) To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — ( v. i. ) To act foolishly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — ( n. ) Natural endowments.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — ( n. ) An imbecile; a dotard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — ( n. ) A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOTE — — doter , n. /doht/ , v. , doted, doting , n. v.i. Also, doat . 1. to bestow or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOTE — v. adore, indulge, pamper, spoil; exhibit mental decline due to old age
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
DOTE — vi to act foolishly. 2. dote ·noun natural endowments. 3. dote ·noun an imbecile; a dotard. 4. dote ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOTE — [dote] vi dot.ed ; dot.ing [ME; akin to MLG dotten to be foolish] (13c) 1: to exhibit mental decline of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
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DOTE — dote BrE AmE dəʊt AmE doʊt ▷ doted ˈdəʊt ɪd -əd AmE ˈdoʊt̬ əd ▷ dotes dəʊts AmE doʊts ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOTE — / dəʊt; NAmE doʊt/ verb • PHRASAL VERBS - dote on / upon sb •• WORD ORIGIN Middle English (in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOTE — dote /dəʊt $ doʊt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOTE — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Gloria had an old Studebaker that her doting father had given her. ▪ I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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