ADDICT


Meaning of ADDICT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈædɪkt ]

v. & n. --v.tr. & refl. (usu. foll. by to) devote or apply habitually or compulsively; make addicted. --n. 1 a person addicted to a habit, esp. one dependent on a (specified) drug (drug addict; heroin addict). 2 colloq. an enthusiastic devotee of a sport or pastime (film addict). [L addicere assign (as AD-, dicere dict- say)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.