Word

obsess, v.
(obsessed, obsesses, obsessing)
freq. cnt. 2

haunt like a ghost; pursue
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

ghost haunt obsess

sample sentences

"Fear of illness haunts her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

be preoccupied with something
<verb.emotion>

obsess

sample sentences

"She is obsessing over her weight"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s over the results of the experiment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

obsessive obsession

semantic pointers

hypernym