Press Verb 1 2 3, Past and Past Participle Form Tense of Press V1 V2 V3
press
Meanings;
- Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.(verb)
- Apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing.(verb)
- Forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action)(verb)
| Verb(V1) | Past Tense(V2) | Past Participle(V3) |
| press | pressed | pressed |
| Verb – es(Ves) | Verb – ing(Ving) |
| presses | pressing |
Synonyms
push, push down, press down, thumb, depress, bear down on, lean on, lower, pin, pinion, hold down, force, ram, thrust, cram, squeeze, compress, wedge, smooth, iron, smooth out, remove creases from, put creases in, plead, urge, advance insistently, file, prefer, lodge, tender, present, place, lay, submit, put forward, printing press, printing machine, the media, the newspapers, the papers, the news media, journalism, the newspaper world, the newspaper business, the print media, the fourth estate,
Example Sentences with press
I work better under pressure.
They pressured her to quit.
Mary pressured him to quit.
The pipe burst due to great pressure.
She decided to call off her regular press conference.
Every so often, life offers you a reset button. When it does, you need to press it as hard as you can.
We can’t rewind the past, nor fast-forward the future, so today, all we can do is play, record, pause and keep moving, until something should press the stop button.
I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.
The government refuses to bow to public pressure.
Steve is eager to press on.
What happens if I press this button?
You had to press this button.
Why didn’t you press this button?
I pressed the button to turn the radio on.
Alex pressed a hidden button.
The matter is really pressing.
Steve pressed the brake pedal.
Clothes can suggest, persuade, connote, insinuate, or indeed lie, and apply subtle pressure while their wearer is speaking frankly and straightforwardly of other matters.
Peeta and I sit on the damp sand, facing away from each other, my right shoulder and hip pressed against his.
What I know is you can’t go back. You can’t press delete and re-key your life.
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
He claims that as soon he pressed the lever, the time machine would disappear into the future.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
There used to be no freedom of the press.
It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed.
