Question 1 · Quick check
press
CEFRB1
/pɹɛs/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To push something firmly.
- 02
noun
Newspapers and other news organizations.
Examples
He officially announced his intention to resign at today's press conference.
The press besieged the minister with questions.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsA crowd.
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
noun
Extra meaningA machine used to apply pressure or print.
More examples
In contextDon't press your opinions on me.
according to a member of the press
Stop the presses!
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Origin
verb
From Middle English presse (“throng, crowd, clothespress”), partially from Old English press (“clothespress”) (from Medieval Latin pressa) and from Old French presse (Modern French presse) from Old French presser (“to press”), from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere (“to press”). Cheifly displaced native Middle English thring (“press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þring (“a press, crowd, anything that presses or confines”)). see English thring