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ad·dict

(ə-dĭkt′)
tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts
1. To cause to have a medically or psychologically significant addiction: The thief was addicted to cocaine. My uncle is addicted to gambling.
2.
a. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually: That show was so good that I became addicted to watching it.
b. To cause to use something on a regular or dependent basis: economies that are addicted to fossil fuels.
n. (ăd′ĭkt)
1. A person who has an addiction, as to narcotics or gambling.
2. A devoted adherent; a fan: a soap-opera addict.
[Latin addīcere, addict-, to sentence : ad-, ad- + dīcere, to adjudge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
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addicted

(əˈdɪktɪd)
adj
1. dependent on a substance, esp a narcotic drug
2. devoted to a particular activity or thing, to the extent that one does it or has it as much as possible
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. addicted - compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine"
unaddicted - not addicted
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addicted

adjective
addicted to
1. hooked on, dependent on, inclined to, prone to, accustomed to (slang), habituated to After a while I was no longer addicted to nicotine.
2. devoted to, in love with, dedicated to, fond of, obsessed with, enthusiastic about, absorbed by, disposed to, wild about, fanatical about I went through about four years of being addicted to video games.
Related words
suffix -holic
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Translations
مُدْمِن مُدْمِن عَلَى
závislýpropadlý
afhængig
riippuvainen jostakin
ovisan
háîur, ofurseldur
常習的な
중독된
zasvojen
beroende
ทําให้ติดยาเสพติด
bị nghiện

addicted

[əˈdɪktɪd] ADJ (lit) → adicto
to be addicted to sth → ser adicto a algo (also fig)
I'm addicted to chocolate → soy adicto al chocolate
to be addicted to drugs → ser drogadicto
to be addicted to heroin → ser heroinómano
I went through four years of being addicted to video games → pasé cuatro años enganchado a los videojuegos
to become addicted to [+ drugs etc] → enviciarse con
she had become addicted to golf → se envició con el golf, se convirtió en una adicta al golf, se había vuelto una apasionada del golf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

addicted

[əˈdɪktɪd] adj
(lit) to be addicted to sth [+ drink, drugs, heroin] → être dépendant(e) à qch; [+ gambling] → être dépendant(e) à qch
She's addicted to heroin → Elle est dépendante à l'héroïne.
(fig) to be addicted to sth [+ football, TV] → être un(e) fanatique de qch, être un(e) mordu(e) de qch
She's addicted to soap operas → C'est une mordue des soaps.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

addicted

adj → süchtig ; to be/become addicted to heroin/drugs/drink → heroin-/rauschgift-/trunksüchtig sein/werden ; he’s addicted to smoking → er ist nikotinsüchtig ; he is addicted to sport/films → Sport ist/Filme sind bei ihm zur Sucht geworden ; you might get addicted to it → das kann zur Sucht werden ; (Med) → davon kann man süchtig werden
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addicted

[əˈdɪktɪd] adj addicted (to) (drugs) → dipendente (da) (fig) → fanatico/a (di), maniaco/a (di)
to become addicted to cocaine → diventare cocainomane
to be addicted to drink → essere dedito/a al bere
to be addicted to chocolate → essere un(a) cioccolato-dipendente
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addict

(ˈӕdikt) noun
a person who has become dependent on something, especially drugs. a drug addict; a television addict. verslaafde مُدْمِن пристрастен viciado narkoman, závislý člověk der/die Süchtige(r) narkoman (narkotika); tv-narkoman εθισμένος adicto narkomaan معتاد addikti intoxiqué/-ée מָכוּר לְ- लत लगा हुआ ovisnik rabja vminek, (kábítószer)függő pecandu fíkill dipendente 中毒者 중독자 turintis kokią maniją/nesaikingai ką nors vartojantis žmogus kādam kaitīgam ieradumam pakļāvies cilvēks; narkomāns penagih verslaafde rusavhengig person, særlig narkoman nałogowiec اخته شوي viciado depen­dent (de) наркоман narkoman, -ka zasvojenec zavisnik missbrukare ผู้ที่หมกมุ่นกับสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งโดยเฉพาะยาเสพติด tiryaki, bağımlı kimse 上癮者 наркоман عادی người nghiện 有瘾的人
adˈdicted adjective
(often with to) dependent on (especially a drug). He is addicted to alcohol. verslaaf مُدْمِن عَلَى пристрастен viciado závislý (na), propadlý (čemu) süchtig afhængig af εθισμένος, εξαρτημένος adicto sõltuv معتاد به riippuvainen adonné מָכוּר לְ- आदी ovisan rabja vminek, vmilyen/vmitől függő kecanduan háður, ofurseldur dipendente, dedito a, dedita a 中毒した 중독되어 įjunkęs nodevies (kaitīgam netikumam) ketagih verslaafd avhengig av uzależniony اخته شوي په viciado dependent (de) пристрастившийся к závislý (od) zasvojen zavisan begiven på, slav under; missbrukare ติดยาเสพติด bağımlı, tiryaki 上癮 маючий залежність عادی ، لُتیا nghiện 上瘾
adˈdiction (-ʃən) noun
verslawing إدْمَان зависимост vício závislost die Sucht afhængighed εθισμός adicción sõltuvus اعتیاد riippuvuus dépendance התמכרות लत ovisnost szenvedélyes szeretet/ragaszkodás/odaadás (vmi iránt), függés vmitől ketergantungan fíkniávani dipendenza 中毒 중독 žalingas įprotis kaitīgs ieradums; nodošanās (netikumam) ketagihan verslaving avhengighet, misbruk nałóg اخته شوی habituação dependenţă пристрастие к чему-либо závislosť, sklon odvisnost zavisnost missbruk, böjelse การติดยาเสพติด bağımlılık, tiryakilik 成癮,癮 залежність від чого; згубна звичка عادت sự nghiện 成瘾,瘾
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addicted

→ مُدْمِن závislý afhængig süchtig εθισμένος adicto riippuvainen jostakin drogué ovisan dipendente 常習的な 중독된 verslaafd avhengig uzależniony viciado пристрастившийся beroende ทําให้ติดยาเสพติด bağımlı bị nghiện 成瘾的
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addicted

a. adicto-a, enviciado-a; entregado-a, habituado-a a una sustancia, esp. alcohol o narcóticos;
vi.
to become ___ → enviciarse, entregarse a una droga.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

addicted

adj adicto; addicted to prescription drugs..adicto a los medicamentos recetados; to get o become — volverse adicto
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