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OBSESS
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they obsess ... he / she / it obsesses
Past simple: obsessed
Past participle: obsessed
-ing form: obsessing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Haunt like a ghost; pursue
Example:
Fear of illness haunts her
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "obsess" is one way to...):
preoccupy (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The good news will obsess her
Derivation:
obsession (an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be preoccupied with something
Example:
She is obsessing over her weight
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Hypernyms (to "obsess" is one way to...):
worry (be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue obsess over the results of the experiment
Derivation:
obsession (an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
obsessive (characterized by or constituting an obsession)
Context examples:
That’s why it’s unusual to see you fairly obsessed with financials and in getting yours in order.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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