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addicted

UK
/əˈdɪk.tɪd/
US
/əˈdɪk.tɪd/

Translations

addictedadjective
more addicted
Comp.
most addicted
Super.
UK
/əˈdɪktɪd/
US
/əˈdɪktɪd/
He became addicted to caffeine and couldn't start his day without a cup of coffee.
Il est devenu dépendant à la caféine et ne pouvait pas commencer sa journée sans une tasse de café.
She is addicted to reading and spends hours in the library every weekend.
Elle est passionnée de lecture et passe des heures à la bibliothèque chaque week-end.
Additional translations
accroFamilier.
accroFamilier.
Synonyms
devoted
obsessed
hooked
dependent
attached
addictverb

addicted

Past Simple

addicted
Past Simple
addicted
Past Participle
addicting
Gerund
UK
/ˈæd.ɪkt/
US
/ˈæd.ɪkt/
rendre accro
The company was accused of addicting young people to their video games.
L’entreprise a été accusée de rendre les jeunes accros à ses jeux vidéo.
Additional translations
s’adonner àRare ou vieilli.
Synonyms
enslave
hook
captivate
enthrall
obsess

Definitions

addictedadjective
Having a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity.
He became addicted to caffeine and couldn't start his day without a cup of coffee.
Enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity.
She is addicted to reading and spends hours in the library every weekend.
addictverb
To cause someone to become dependent on a substance or activity, often to the point of being unable to stop.
The company was accused of addicting young people to their video games.
To devote or surrender oneself habitually or compulsively to something (now rare or archaic).
As a young scholar, he addicted himself to the study of ancient languages.
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