Question 1 · Quick check
depress
CEFRB1
/dɪˈpɹɛs/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To make someone feel very sad or less hopeful.
- 02
verb
To push something down to a lower position.
Examples
An area of the mattress started to depress.
Rain doesn't depress people who like reading.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
To press down.
More examples
In contextI don't want to depress you.
Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) + premō (“to press”).