/ɔp.se.de/
Translation
to obsess, to haunt, to prey on
Word origin
From Latin obsidere ('to sit down before, to besiege'), from ob ('against') and sedere ('to sit'). An obsession lays siege to the mind.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- obsidere
- English cognates
- obsess, siege, sedentary
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | obséde | obsédais | obsédai | obséderai | obséderais |
| tu | obsédes | obsédais | obsédas | obséderas | obséderais |
| il/elle | obséde | obsédait | obséda | obsédera | obséderait |
| nous | obsédons | obsédions | obsédâmes | obséderons | obséderions |
| vous | obsédez | obsédiez | obsédâtes | obséderez | obséderiez |
| ils/elles | obsédent | obsédaient | obsédèrent | obséderont | obséderaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | obséde | obsédasse |
| tu | obsédes | obsédasses |
| il/elle | obséde | obsédât |
| nous | obsédions | obsédassions |
| vous | obsédiez | obsédassiez |
| ils/elles | obsédent | obsédassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | obséde |
| nous | obsédons |
| vous | obsédez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- obsédant
- Past participle
- obsédé · obsédée · obsédés · obsédées
Examples
Cette l' .
This idea has been preying on him for weeks.
.
He is obsessed with work.
' .
The same questions haunted me every night.
l'.
That memory goes on haunting her.
.
His mistakes still gnaw at his mind.
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