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How to pronounce “obsess”
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Pronunciation guide for obsess
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of obsess with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Google Goes Gaga
Don't obsess about the things that you didn't do or the
- Definition summary
- (passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
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How to pronounce obsess
Google Goes Gaga

Don't obsess about the things that you didn't do or the
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “obsess”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
- (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
- (intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
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