/əbˈses/
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Translation
To fill someone's mind so much that they cannot stop thinking about it.
Word origin
From Latin obsidere, past participle obsessus, meaning to sit before or besiege; an obsessed mind is a mind under siege.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- obsidere
- English cognates
- obsession, obsessive
Grammar
Verb typeregular (obsess, obsesses, obsessed)
Examples
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"Obsess over" or "obsess about" means to keep thinking and worrying about something.
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"Be obsessed with" is the most common form in everyday English.
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The thinking goes on and on and is hard to stop.
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