Meaning

1 senses

  1. To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.

    I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.

Translations

2 languages

Forms

presses charges, pressing charges, pressed charges, pressed charges
Base formpress charges · to press charges
3rd person singularpresses charges
Present participlepressing charges
Past simplepressed charges
Past participlepressed charges

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypress charges
he, she, itpresses charges

Past simpleLesson

all personspressed charges

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pressed charges
he, she, ithas pressed charges

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill press charges

Synonyms

4 synonyms
formally accuse of a crime:complainA2accuseB1file a complaintfile charges

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
presidentB1presidentialB2pressB1pressureA2pressurizeC2prestigeB2
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