nicht aus dem Sinn gehen

a thought or worry persistently occupies your mind

Türkçe: aklını sürekli meşgul etmek

Noun

Sinn m.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der schreckliche Unfall geht mir einfach nicht aus dem Sinn.

How it is used

Means a thought or worry persistently occupies your mind. Neutral register. Use when you can't stop thinking about an embarrassing moment or a problem at work. Common mistake: learners often use 'aus dem Kopf' instead of 'aus dem Sinn'.

Other verbs that go with Sinn

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• im Sinn habento have something in mind
• den Sinn erfassento grasp the meaning or significance
• den Sinn verfehlento miss the intended meaning or point
• (k)einen Sinn ergebento make sense or be logical
• im Sinn behaltento keep something in mind for future reference

All collocations with Sinn

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal