addict
To deliver following a judicial decisionTo deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
» I'm not a drug addict.
Я не наркоман.
Я не наркоман.
Meaning
6 senses(Ancient Rome, transitive)To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
(transitive)To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.
süchtig machen
стать зависимымstatʹ zavisimym
(archaic, reflexive)To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
(obsolete, transitive)To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
(obsolete, reflexive)To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
пристраститьpristrastitʹ
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(archaic, transitive)To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
Examples
142 sentencesI'm not a drug addict.
Я не наркоман.
ruЯ не наркоман.
Tom is a heroin addict.
Томі зловживає героїном.
ruТом — героиновый наркоман.
deTom ist heroinabhängig.
Tom was a drug addict.
Том був наркоманом.
ruТом был наркоманом.
deTom ist drogenabhängig.
I'm a TV addict.
У мене залежність від телевізора.
ruЯ попал в зависимость от телевизора.
deIch bin TV-süchtig.
Tom is an addict.
Том наркоман.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), frBorrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)
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Forms
addicts, addicting, addicted, addictedSynonyms
7 synonyms- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug):hook
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- a drug addict
- drug addict
- a heroin addict
- an an addict
- heroin addict