fixate
To make something fixed and stableTo make something fixed and stable; to fix.
» Don't fixate on that.
Не зациклюйся на цьому.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
fixieren, festmachen, befestigen
укрепля́тьukrepljátʹ, укрепи́тьukrepítʹ, закрепля́тьzakrepljátʹ
make fixed, stable or stationary
To stare fixedly at something.
fixieren, seinen Blick heften auf
(intransitive)To attend to something to the exclusion of all others.
seine volle Aufmerksamkeit schenken, sich vollständig konzentrieren
(intransitive)To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner.
sich fixieren
заци́кливатьсяzacíklivatʹsja, заци́клитьсяzacíklitʹsja, запада́тьzapadátʹ
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
Examples
23 sentencesDon't fixate on that.
Не зациклюйся на цьому.
Tom wants to stop fixating on things.
Don't always fixate on your selfish plans.
Why are you so fixated on her?
Why are you so fixated on him?
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From fix + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or Latin fixus (“fixed, solid”) + -ate.From fix + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or Latin fixus (“fixed, solid”) + -ate.
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Forms
fixates, fixating, fixated, fixatedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 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