addict
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drugA person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
a heroin addict
He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
Süchtiger, Narkomane
зави́симыйzavísimyj, зави́симаяzavísimaja, наркома́нnarkomán
An adherent or fan (of something).
приверженецpriverženec
- someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Examples
142 sentencesI'm not a drug addict.
Я не наркоман. — deniko
ruЯ не наркоман. — marafon
Tom is a heroin addict.
Томі зловживає героїном. — older
ruТом — героиновый наркоман. — sharptoothed
deTom ist heroinabhängig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was a drug addict.
Том був наркоманом. — deniko
ruТом был наркоманом. — marafon
deTom ist drogenabhängig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm a TV addict.
У мене залежність від телевізора. — deniko
ruЯ попал в зависимость от телевизора. — Selena777
deIch bin TV-süchtig. — boscowitch
Tom is an addict.
Том наркоман. — deniko
Translations
8 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
plural: addictsSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- a drug addict
- drug addict
- a heroin addict
- an an addict
- heroin addict
See also
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