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obsesses

obsesses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obsess.

Meaning of obsess

Verb

obsess (third-person singular simple present obsesses, present participle obsessing, simple past and past participle obsessed)

  1. (passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
    • Some people are obsessed with sports.
  2. (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
    • Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.
  3. (colloquial, intransitive) To think or talk obsessively about.
    • Stop obsessing over it, will you!

Questions about obsesses

What is obsesses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Obsesses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obsess.

Words near obsesses in the dictionary

  1. obsessed
  2. obsessedly
  3. obsessedness
  4. obsessee
  5. obsessees
  6. obsesses
  7. obsessing
  8. obsessingly
  9. obsession
  10. obsessional
  11. obsessionalism

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