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obsess

/əbˈsɛs/ /ɒbˈsɛs/
GeneralPsychology
  1. 1 (bir şeye) takıntı yapmak, (bir şeyi) kafaya takmak

Definition (English)

To think or worry about something all the time, so that you cannot think about anything else.

Example Sentences

  1. He tends to obsess over small details.
    Küçük ayrıntılara takıntı yapma eğilimindedir.
  2. Don't obsess about your mistakes.
    Hataların hakkında takıntı yapma.

Verb Forms Regular

Base obsess
/əbˈsɛs/
Past obsessed
/əbˈsɛst/
Participle obsessed
/əbˈsɛst/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edobsess → obsessed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. obsessed /əbˈsɛst/

Synonyms

Collocations

obsess overobsess aboutobsess over detailsbe obsessed with