obsess
gb/əbsˈɛs/ us/əbsˈɛs/
B2
Ingles
nem hagy nyugodni, kísért
PANDIWA
B2
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kísért
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] obsesses [someone]
The idea that he might have made a mistake obsessed him all week.
Egész héten nem hagyta nyugodni a gondolat, hogy talán hibázott.
After the interview, one awkward moment kept obsessing her.
Az interjú után folyton kísértette egy kínos pillanat emléke.
The question of why it happened still obsesses me.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
That small mistake obsesses me.
Az a kis hiba nem hagy nyugodni.
The thought obsesses him.
Ez a gondolat nem hagyja nyugodni.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not say “I am obsess.” Say “I obsess over it” or “I am obsessed with it.”
Kahulugan
fill someone’s mind constantly
Mga kolokasyon
be obsessed by something
|be obsessed with someone
|be obsessed with something
|an idea obsesses someone
|a fear obsesses someone
|a thought obsesses someone
|a question obsesses someone
|obsess someone for years
|obsess someone completely
|obsess someone constantly
Mga kasingkahulugan
preoccupy (More neutral and less emotional than obsess.)
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consume (Suggests it takes up almost all attention.)
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haunt (Often used for troubling thoughts or memories.)
Mga kasalungat
distract (To pull someone’s attention away instead of fixing it on one thing.)
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relieve (To reduce worry or mental pressure rather than intensify it.)
Mga tema
emotions
|mental_health
|thinking
Depinisyon
If something obsesses you, you cannot stop thinking about it.
To occupy someone’s thoughts continually and intensely, often in an unhealthy or anxious way.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
obsess
IPA
GB/əbsˈɛs/
US/əbsˈɛs/
Mga pantig at diin
ob - sess (2 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sess)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: obsess
- 3rd Person Singular: obsesses
- Present Participle: obsessing
- Past: obsessed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
be obsessed with
1/bˈi əbsˈɛst wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
be unable to stop thinking
To like something very much or think about it all the time.
Mga Halimbawa
- She’s obsessed with true-crime podcasts right now.
- He became obsessed with getting everything perfect.
- Her parents worried he was obsessed with her.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I’m obsessed with this song.
- He is obsessed with his phone.
don’t obsess (about it)
1/dˈoʊnt əbsˈɛs əbˈaʊt ˈɪt/
fixed phrase
don’t worry too much
Stop thinking about it so much.
Mga Halimbawa
- You apologized—don’t obsess about it now.
- Don’t obsess; it’s not a big deal.
- If it’s out of your control, don’t obsess about it.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Don’t obsess about the small things.
obsess over
1/əbsˈɛs ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
think about something too much
To think about something too much and not be able to stop.
Mga Halimbawa
- Try not to obsess over what you said at the meeting.
- He’s been obsessing over that comment for days.
- Don’t obsess over every tiny detail—just finish the draft.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I obsess over small mistakes.
- She is obsessing over the exam.