hooked
Aussprache: [hʊkt]
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Kontext: „addiction“
(adjective) when someone is very interested in something or cannot stop doing it, like when you love a video game so much that you want to play it all the time.
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After trying the new game, she was completely hooked and played for hours.
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He wasn't hooked on the movie and found it boring to watch.
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Do you think you could get hooked on a new hobby?
Kontext: „catching“
(verb) to grab something with a hook or to attach something to a hook. Like when you use a fishing hook to catch a fish.
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I hooked the fish and pulled it out of the water.
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I didn't hook the ball correctly and it went way off course.
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Can you show me how to hook the bait properly?
Kontext: „interest“
(verb) to attract someone's attention or to make them very interested in something. For example, when a story grabs your attention right away.
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The movie hooked me from the very first scene.
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The book didn't hook me, and I stopped reading after a few pages.
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What kind of story can really hook your interest?
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