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title: obsessed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «obsessed» in the school dictionary: Thinking about something or someone all the time, so it fills your mind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# obsessed

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**Who acts:** it, your, I, thoughts, little brother, detective · **What happens:** think, fill, mind, love, be, trouble · **To what, where:** mind, something, case, room, fun, scientist

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«obsessed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [obsessed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obsessed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Thinking about something or someone all the time, so it fills your mind.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:m1:1
# text = Thinking about something or someone all the time, so it fills your mind.
1	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	csubj	_	_
2	about	about	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	fills	fill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  | time | about something | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic |
| 2 | **fill** | present | it | your mind |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 3 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Loving something very much, as in "I'm obsessed with this song".

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:m2:1
# text = Loving something very much, as in "I'm obsessed with this song".
1	Loving	love	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | with this song; obsessed *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: health — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Troubled by thoughts that keep coming back and are hard to stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:m3:1
# text = Troubled by thoughts that keep coming back and are hard to stop.
1	Troubled	trouble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trouble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by thoughts | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** | present | thoughts |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come back** | gerund | thoughts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | thoughts *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **stop** | to-infinitive | thoughts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother is obsessed with dinosaurs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x1:1
# text = My little brother is obsessed with dinosaurs.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My little brother |  |  |  |  | with dinosaurs; obsessed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm obsessed with this new song!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x2:1
# text = I'm obsessed with this new song!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | with this new song; obsessed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective was obsessed with solving the case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x3:1
# text = The detective was obsessed with solving the case.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	solving	solve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the detective |  |  |  |  | obsessed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **solve** | gerund | the detective *not said here* | the case |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's obsessed with keeping her room tidy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x4:1
# text = She's obsessed with keeping her room tidy.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | obsessed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | gerund | She *not said here* | her room |  |  |  | tidy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He became obsessed with winning and forgot to have fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x5:1
# text = He became obsessed with winning and forgot to have fun.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | He |  |  |  |  | obsessed *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **forget** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **have** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | fun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people are obsessed with their phones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x6:1
# text = Some people are obsessed with their phones.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	obsessed	obsessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some people |  |  |  |  | with people's phones; obsessed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist was obsessed by one question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obsessed:x7:1
# text = The scientist was obsessed by one question.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obsessed	obsess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obsess** | past · passive | one question | the scientist |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

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