obsess

🇺🇸 /əbˈses/ 🇬🇧 /əbˈses/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000Oxford5000
intransitive verb
C1

to think about something all the time and can't stop

Many people obsess over small details and can't relax.

R

to keep talking or worrying about something too much

Some people obsess about their appearance too much.

translation

vi. to think about something all the time and can't stop; to keep talking or worrying about something too much

Word Forms

3rd Present obsesses
Past obsessed
Perfect obsessed
Progressive obsessing