obsessed
part of speech
adjective (obsessed; more obsessed); verb form (past tense and past participle of obsess: obsess, obsesses, obsessed, obsessing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Thinking about something or someone all the time, so it fills your mind. tree →
2) (informal) Loving something very much, as in "I'm obsessed with this song". tree →
3) (health) Troubled by thoughts that keep coming back and are hard to stop. tree →
sense in the lessons
Everyday and teenage talk: "obsessed with dinosaurs", "obsessed with football". In stories, an obsessed character cannot stop chasing a goal. In health talk, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is an illness, not just liking things tidy. Phrases: "obsessed with", "obsessed by".
examples
- My little brother is obsessed with dinosaurs. tree →
- I'm obsessed with this new song! tree →
- The detective was obsessed with solving the case. tree →
- She's obsessed with keeping her room tidy. tree →
- He became obsessed with winning and forgot to have fun. tree →
- Some people are obsessed with their phones. tree →
- The scientist was obsessed by one question. tree →
note
Usually "obsessed with" (or "by"). Spelling: double s twice: o-b-s-e-s-s-e-d. Noun "obsession"; adjective "obsessive". Don't say "I'm so OCD" to mean tidy; OCD is a real illness.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «obsessed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.