obsess

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əbˈsɛs/

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Verb

Plain form obsess

Third-person singular obsesses

Past tense obsessed

Past participle obsessed

Present participle obsessing

1. (transitive) To obsess on/about/over someone or something means having an intense and compulsive interest in or worry about someone or something; to fixate on someone or something.

Related words

• obsessive
• obsession
• obsessed