press
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weightTo exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
» Can you tell me which button to press?
Können Sie mir sagen, auf welchen Knopf ich drücken muss?
Вы можете сказать мне, какую кнопку мне нажать?
Вы можете сказать мне, на какую кнопку нажимать?
Ты можешь сказать мне, на какую кнопку нажимать?
Скажіть мені, будь ласка, яку натиснути кнопку?
Meaning
17 senses(ambitransitive)To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
exert pressure or force to or upon
(transitive)To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
(transitive)To compress, squeeze.
to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice
squeeze or press together
(transitive)To clasp, hold in an embrace.
(transitive)To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
to press cloth with a clothes-iron
to press a hat
(transitive)To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
bügeln
гла́дитьgláditʹ
(transitive)To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
to press a crowd back
drücken
нажима́тьnažimátʹ, жатьžatʹ, нажа́тьnažátʹ
force or impel in an indicated direction
(transitive)To force weight away from the body by extending the arms or legs.
(transitive)To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
To try to force (something upon someone).
to press the Bible on an audience
(transitive)To hasten, urge onward.
to press a horse in a race
(transitive)To urge, beseech, entreat.
торопи́тьtoropítʹ, поторопи́тьpotoropítʹ, подгоня́тьpodgonjátʹ
Examples
853 sentencesCan you tell me which button to press?
Скажіть мені, будь ласка, яку натиснути кнопку? — deniko
ruВы можете сказать мне, какую кнопку мне нажать? — vladb314
deKönnen Sie mir sagen, auf welchen Knopf ich drücken muss? — MUIRIEL
What happens if I press this button?
Що буде, якщо я натисну цю кнопку? — deniko
ruЧто будет, если я нажму эту кнопку? — marafon
deWas passiert, wenn ich diesen Knopf drücke? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Never press this button.
Ніколи не натискай на цю кнопку. — deniko
ruНикогда не нажимай на эту кнопку. — marafon
deDrücke niemals diesen Knopf. — virgil
He pressed the button and waited.
Він натиснув на кнопку і почав чекати. — deniko
ruОн нажал на кнопку и стал ждать. — marafon
deEr drückte den Knopf und wartete. — MUIRIEL
Tom pressed the button, but nothing happened.
Том натиснув на кнопку, але нічого не сталося. — deniko
deTom drückte auf den Knopf, doch nichts passierte. — brauchinet
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English pressen (“to crowd, thring, press”), from Old French presser (“to presFrom Middle English pressen (“to crowd, thring, press”), from Old French presser (“to press”) (Modern French presser) from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere "to press". Displaced native Middle English thringen (“to press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þringan (“to press, crowd”)), Middle English thrasten (“to press, force, urge”) (from Old English þrǣstan (“to press, force”)), Old English þryscan (“to press”), Old English þȳwan (“to press, impress”).
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Forms
presses, pressing, pressed, pressedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- press outвисловити, висловлюватиExtinguish by crushing, as a cigar.
- press onTo persist, to continue to advance.
- press inTo force something or someone inside something, by physical pressure.
- press downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
- press aheadTo continue towards an objective.
- press forwardTo proceed or move forward with more urgency, especially when facing adversity.
Synonyms
60 synonyms- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby:push
- press from a plastic:press out
- to be oppressive or burdensome:weigh
- force or impel in an indicated direction:urgeurge onexhort
- lift weights:weight-liftweightlift
- press and smooth with a heated iron:ironiron out
Word family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Media and the news — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
11 patterns- pressed the button
- press this button
- press charges
- to press charges
- press the red
- pressed the wrong
- press conference
- pressed for time
- want to press
- pressing to do
- to press the