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ob·sess
(əb-sĕs′, ŏb-)v.ob·sessed,ob·sess·ing,ob·sess·es
v.tr.
To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively.
v.intr.
To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic:The conference organizer obsessed over the smallest of details.
[Latinobsidēre,obsess-,to beset, occupy :ob-,on; seeob- +sedēre,to sit; seesed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
ob·ses′sorn.
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obsess
(əbˈsɛs)vb
1. (tr;when passive, foll by withor by) to preoccupy completely; haunt
2. (intr;usually foll by onor over) to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood
[C16: from Latinobsessus besieged, past participle ofobsidēre, fromob- in front of +sedēre to sit]
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ob•sess
(əbˈsɛs)v.t.
1. to dominate or excessively preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of; haunt.
v.i. 2. to think about something unceasingly.
[1495–1505; < Latinobsessus, past participle ofobsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege =ob-ob- +-sidēre, comb. form ofsedēre tosit]
ob•sess′ing•ly,adv.
ob•ses′sor,n.
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obsess
Past participle:obsessed
Gerund:obsessing
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I obsess |
you obsess |
he/she/it obsesses |
we obsess |
you obsess |
they obsess |
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I obsessed |
you obsessed |
he/she/it obsessed |
we obsessed |
you obsessed |
they obsessed |
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I am obsessing |
you are obsessing |
he/she/it is obsessing |
we are obsessing |
you are obsessing |
they are obsessing |
Present Perfect |
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I have obsessed |
you have obsessed |
he/she/it has obsessed |
we have obsessed |
you have obsessed |
they have obsessed |
Past Continuous |
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I was obsessing |
you were obsessing |
he/she/it was obsessing |
we were obsessing |
you were obsessing |
they were obsessing |
Past Perfect |
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I had obsessed |
you had obsessed |
he/she/it had obsessed |
we had obsessed |
you had obsessed |
they had obsessed |
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I will obsess |
you will obsess |
he/she/it will obsess |
we will obsess |
you will obsess |
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I will have obsessed |
you will have obsessed |
he/she/it will have obsessed |
we will have obsessed |
you will have obsessed |
they will have obsessed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be obsessing |
you will be obsessing |
he/she/it will be obsessing |
we will be obsessing |
you will be obsessing |
they will be obsessing |
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I have been obsessing |
you have been obsessing |
he/she/it has been obsessing |
we have been obsessing |
you have been obsessing |
they have been obsessing |
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I will have been obsessing |
you will have been obsessing |
he/she/it will have been obsessing |
we will have been obsessing |
you will have been obsessing |
they will have been obsessing |
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I had been obsessing |
you had been obsessing |
he/she/it had been obsessing |
we had been obsessing |
you had been obsessing |
they had been obsessing |
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I would obsess |
you would obsess |
he/she/it would obsess |
we would obsess |
you would obsess |
they would obsess |
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I would have obsessed |
you would have obsessed |
he/she/it would have obsessed |
we would have obsessed |
you would have obsessed |
they would have obsessed |
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Verb | 1. | obsess - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" |
2. | obsess - be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight" worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" |
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obsess
verbpreoccupy,dominate,grip,absorb,possess,consume,rule,haunt,plague,hound,torment,bedevil,monopolize,be on your mind,engross,prey on your mind,be uppermost in your thoughtsThoughts of revenge obsessed him.
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obsess
verb1.To dominate the mind or thoughts of:
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Translations
يَتَسَلَّط على
besætte
megszállott: vmi megszállottja
heltaka
apsėstasapsėstumasįkyri mintisįkyriailiguistai
apsēstpārņemt
posadnúť
aklından çıkmamakzihnini meşgul etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
obsess
[əbˈsɛs]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
obsess
vtto beobsessed byor with somebody/something →vonjdm/etwbesessen sein;to beobsessed about something →vonetwbesessen sein;to beobsessed about doing something →davonbesessen sein,etw zutun;somethingobsesses somebody →jd ist vonetwbesessen;his oneobsessing thought →der ihnständigverfolgendeGedanke;don’t becomeobsessed by it →lass dasnichtzumZwangorzurManiewerden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
obsess
(əbˈses) verb to occupy (someone's mind) too much.He is obsessed by the fear of death. besete, behep يَتَسَلَّط على завладявам obcecar posednoutverfolgen besætte διακατέχω,κατατρέχω,βασανίζωobsesionar painama ذهن کسی را مشغول کردن olla pakkomielle jstkobséder אֲחוּז דִיבּוּק डूबे रहना opsjedati vmi megszállottja mempengaruhi pikiran heltakaossessionare 取りつく ...에 사로잡히다 apimti, persekioti pārņemt (domas); apsēst terlalu memikirkanobsederenbesette,forfølgeopętać ذهن بوخت ساتل obcecar a obseda завладевать умом posadnúť obsesti biti opsednut anfäkta, hemsöka ครอบงำ zihnini meşgul etmek, aklından çıkmamak 使著迷,使念念不忘 переслідувати ذہن پر سوار ہونا، طاري ہونا ám ảnh 使迷恋,使着迷,使困扰
obˈsession (-ʃən) nounan obsession about motorbikes. obsessie, behep met هاجِس، إسْتِحْواذ идея-фикс obsessão posedlost die Besessenheit besættelseέμμονη ιδέα,ψύχωσηobsesión sundmõte دل مشغولی pakkomielleobsession שִיגָיוֹן जूनून opsjednutost megszállottság obsesi þráhyggjaossessione 執念 사로잡힘, 강박 nenumaldomas potraukis, įkyri mintis apsēstība, mānija keadaan terlalu memikirkanobsessiebesettelseobsesja زړه مصروف ساتلobsessão obsesieодержимость;навязчивая идея posadnutosť obsedenost opsesija tvångsföreställning, fix idé, besatthet ความหลงใหลsaplantı,tutku 著迷,念念不忘,分神 нав'язлива ідея; одержимість غلبۂ خيال، توہم sự ám ảnh 着迷,念念不忘,分神
obˈsessional (-ʃə-) adjectiveobsessional behaviour. obsessiewe إسْتِحْواذي маниакален obsessivo trpící utkvělými myšlenkamibesessen sygelig που χαρακτηρίζεται από εμμονές,ψυχωτικόςobsesivo pöörane وسواس گونه pakkomielteenomainenobsessionnelכפייתי मनोग्रस्त opsesivan megszállott penuh obsesi þráhyggju-ossessivo 取りつかれた 강박적인 apsėstas, liguistas, įkyrus apsēstībai/mānijai raksturīgs terlalu mementingkangeobsedeerd som skyldes tvangsforestillinger obsesyjny وسواسىobsessivo obsesivнавязчивый trpiaci utkvelými predstavami nadležen opsesivan tvångsmässig, tvångs- อย่างหลงใหล saplantılı, tutkulu 念念不忘的,纏人的 нав'язливий توہمانہ gây ám ảnh 着迷的,分神的
obˈsessive (-siv) adjectiveobsessive about cleanliness. obsessief مَهْووس، مُسْتَحْوِذ عَليْه فِكْرَه вманиачен obsessivo vtíravý, nutkavýbesessen sygelig που έχει ψύχωση με κτ.,πωρωμένοςobsesivo kinnisidee küüsis وسواسی pakkomielteinenobsédant שִׁגיוֹנִי जादा ही ग्रस्त opsjednut mániákus tergila-gila haldinn þráhyggjuossessivo 取りつかれた 집착하는 liguistai pedantiškas apsēsts keterlaluanbezeten sykelig, besatt;tvangs-przesadny,natrętny, obsesyjny وسواسىobsessivo obsedantодержимый posadnutý obseden opsesivan tvångsmässig ที่คิดหมกมุ่นอยู่กับสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมากเกินไป saplantılı 著迷的,難以釋懷的 нав'язливий مسلط، توہم پرست thuộc sự ám ảnh摆脱不了的
obˈsessively adverb obsessief بِهَوَس، باسْتِحْواذ вманичено obsessivamente vtíravě besessn sygeligt με εμμονή, με ψύχωση de manera obsesiva sundmõtteliselt با وسواس pakkomielteisesti d'une manière obsédante בְּצוּרָה כְּפִייָתִית मनोग्रस्तिता, मनोग्रस्तता opsjednuto mániákusan dengan tergila-gila eins og haldinn þráhyggju in maniera ossessiva 取りつかれて 집요하게 liguistai, įkyriai apsēsti; kā apsēsts secara keterlaluanbezetensykelig,besatt natrętnie په وسواس obsessivamente obsedant одержимо posadnuto obsedeno opsesivno tvångsmässigt อย่างหมกมุ่น tutkulu bir şekilde 入迷地 нав'язливо مغلوبانہ، توہمانہ انداز ميں một cách ám ảnh着迷地
obˈsessiveness noun obsessiwiteit إسْتِحْواذ فِكْرَه вманиаченост obsessão nutkavost die Besessenheit sygelighed μονομανίαobsesión sundmõttelisus وسواس pakkomielteenomaisuus caractère obsédantכפייתיות मनोग्रस्तिता, मनोग्रस्तता opsjednutost vkinek a rögeszmés volta ketergila-gilaan e-ð sem sÿnir einkenni þráhyggju ossessività 取りつかれること 집요함 apsėstumas, liguistumas apsēstība keterlaluanbezetenheidtvangstanker natręctwo تلوسه، وسوسهobsessão caracter obsedantодержимость posadnutosť obsedenost opsesivnost tvångsmässighet ความหมกมุ่นsaplantı,tutku 著迷 нав'язливість خيال کا غلبہ tính trạng ám ảnh着迷
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