compress
To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller…To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
» He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.
komprimieren
сжима́тьsžimátʹ, сжатьsžatʹ, сда́вливатьsdávlivatʹ
squeeze or press together
(intransitive)To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel
сжима́тьсяsžimátʹsja, сжа́тьсяsžátʹsja
(transitive)To condense into a more economic, easier format.
This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.
(transitive)To abridge.
If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information.
komprimieren
уплотня́тьuplotnjátʹ, уплотни́тьuplotnítʹ
(transitive)To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
komprimieren
(transitive)To make a pulse or particle bunch shorter by applying dispersion to it.
(obsolete)To embrace sexually.
Examples
27 sentencesHe can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.
Send it to me as a compressed file.
ruОтправь мне это в виде сжатого файла.
deBitte schicken Sie es als komprimierte Datei.
The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.
ruГаз был сжат в газовом баллоне.
deDas Gas wurde komprimiert und in eine Gasflasche gefüllt.
If something was compressed, then something else expanded.
Apply a cold compress to the affected area.
ruПриложите к поражённому участку холодный компресс.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English compressen, from Old French compresser, from Late Latin compressare (“From Middle English compressen, from Old French compresser, from Late Latin compressare (“to press hard/together”), from Latin compressus, the past participle of comprimō (“to compress”), itself from com- (“together”) + premō (“press”).
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Forms
compresses, compressing, compressed, compressed| Base form | compress · to compress |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | compresses |
| Present participle | compressing |
| Past simple | compressed |
| Past participle | compressed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
38 synonymsAntonyms
10 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle