press – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to press forward
Participle: pressed forward
Gerund: pressing forward

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	press forward
you	press forward
he;she;it	presses forward
we	press forward
you	press forward
they	press forward

Perfect

I	have pressed forward
you	have pressed forward
he;she;it	has pressed forward
we	have pressed forward
you	have pressed forward
they	have pressed forward

Past

I	pressed forward
you	pressed forward
he;she;it	pressed forward
we	pressed forward
you	pressed forward
they	pressed forward

Pluperfect

I	had pressed forward
you	had pressed forward
he;she;it	had pressed forward
we	had pressed forward
you	had pressed forward
they	had pressed forward

Future

I	will press forward
you	will press forward
he;she;it	will press forward
we	will press forward
you	will press forward
they	will press forward

Future Perfect

I	will have pressed forward
you	will have pressed forward
he;she;it	will have pressed forward
we	will have pressed forward
you	will have pressed forward
they	will have pressed forward

Subjunctive

Present

I	press forward
you	press forward
he;she;it	press forward
we	press forward
you	press forward
they	press forward

Perfect

I	have pressed forward
you	have pressed forward
he;she;it	have pressed forward
we	have pressed forward
you	have pressed forward
they	have pressed forward

Imperfect

I	pressed forward
you	pressed forward
he;she;it	pressed forward
we	pressed forward
you	pressed forward
they	pressed forward

Pluperfect

I	had pressed forward
you	had pressed forward
he;she;it	had pressed forward
we	had pressed forward
you	had pressed forward
they	had pressed forward

Conditional

Present

I	would press forward
you	would press forward
he;she;it	would press forward
we	would press forward
you	would press forward
they	would press forward

Perfect

I	would have pressed forward
you	would have pressed forward
he;she;it	would have pressed forward
we	would have pressed forward
you	would have pressed forward
they	would have pressed forward

Imperative

you	press forward
we	Let's press forward
you	press forward

Indicative

Present

I	am pressing forward
you	are pressing forward
he;she;it	is pressing forward
we	are pressing forward
you	are pressing forward
they	are pressing forward

Perfect

I	have been pressing forward
you	have been pressing forward
he;she;it	has been pressing forward
we	have been pressing forward
you	have been pressing forward
they	have been pressing forward

Past

I	was pressing forward
you	were pressing forward
he;she;it	was pressing forward
we	were pressing forward
you	were pressing forward
they	were pressing forward

Pluperfect

I	had been pressing forward
you	had been pressing forward
he;she;it	had been pressing forward
we	had been pressing forward
you	had been pressing forward
they	had been pressing forward

Future

I	will be pressing forward
you	will be pressing forward
he;she;it	will be pressing forward
we	will be pressing forward
you	will be pressing forward
they	will be pressing forward

Future Perfect

I	will have been pressing forward
you	will have been pressing forward
he;she;it	will have been pressing forward
we	will have been pressing forward
you	will have been pressing forward
they	will have been pressing forward

Conditional

Present

I	would be pressing forward
you	would be pressing forward
he;she;it	would be pressing forward
we	would be pressing forward
you	would be pressing forward
they	would be pressing forward

Perfect

I	would have been pressing forward
you	would have been pressing forward
he;she;it	would have been pressing forward
we	would have been pressing forward
you	would have been pressing forward
they	would have been pressing forward

Verbs conjugated like 'press'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'press'

dress, fress, prest, priss, tress, adpress, appress, bless, brass, caress,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to crowd; to throng: assemble, thring, thrutch
to press or squeeze together; to make more dense: astringe, compact, compactify, condense, densitize, mash, pack, scrunch, smush, squash, squeeze, squish, squoosh, compress, thring, thrutch
to clasp in the arms with affection: accoll, amplect, beclip, clip, coll, complect, comply, cwtch, embrace, enfold, enhalse, fall on someone's neck, fathom, glomp, halse, hug, infold, oxter, squeeze, umbeclap
compress: constrain, crowd, crush, jam, mash, push, squash, squeeze
crowd: cram, crush, jam, squash, squeeze
flatten: iron, smooth

Antonyms

compress: increase, extend, spread, stretch

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ ahead, ~ forward, ~ somebody into something, ~ somebody into doing something, ~ on, ~ something on somebody, ~ something upon somebody,

Etymology

1. "force into service," 1578, alteration (by association with press (v.1)) of prest (c.1360) "engage by loan, pay in advance," especially money paid to a soldier or sailor on enlisting, from L. præstare "to provide," from præ- "before" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related to præsto (adv.) "ready, available."
2. From 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”). See: French 'presser', Old English 'þringan'.

Verbs referencing "press"

Dutch persen, Scots Gaelic preas, Ido presar.

Sample Sentences

[...] into the outer passage. When Mrs. Shelby had dismissed Eliza for the night, her feverish and excited mind had suggested the idea of this closet; and she had hidden herself there, and, with her ear pressed close against the crack of the door, had lost not a word of the conversation. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] of his English brethren ) was desperately long-winded, and had a remarkable capacity of saying the same thing over and over again. His great theme was ‘Warren the ěngine driver, ’ whom he pressed into the service of every sentence he uttered. I listened to him for about a quarter of an hour; and, coming out of court at the expiration of that time, without the faintest ray of enlightenment [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] and go up—up—up ! ’ — raising his hand higher, and higher, at every repetition of the word, so that he stood with it at last stretched above his head, regarding them in a strange, rapt manner, and pressing the book triumphantly to his breast, until he gradually subsided into some other portion of his discourse. (American Notes for General Circulation)
I saw in this place the whole process of picking, rolling, pressing, drying, packing in casks, and branding. All the tobacco thus dealt with, was in course of manufacture for chewing; and one would have supposed there was enough in that one storehouse to have [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] the most convenient chair, and producing a large pin to pick her teeth with, remained performing that ceremony, and steadfastly regarding us meanwhile with much gravity and composure (now and then pressing us to eat a little more ), until it was time to clear away. It was enough for us, that whatever we wished done was done with great civility and readiness, and a desire to oblige, not only here, but [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] gun brought him down, and he fell, wounded and bleeding, almost at my feet. The poor fellow looked up at me with manhood and despair both in his eye. I kept back the dogs and the party, as they came pressing up, and claimed him as my prisoner. It was all I could do to keep them from shooting him, in the flush of success; but I persisted in my bargain, and Alfred sold him to me. Well, I took him in hand, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] so busy. And, in fact, Miss Ophelia's industry was so incessant as to lay some foundation for the complaint. She sewed and stitched away, from daylight till dark, with the energy of one who is pressed on by some immediate urgency; and then, when the light faded, and the work was folded away, with one turn out came the ever-ready knitting-work, and there she was again, going on as briskly as ever. [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] those eyes, that spoke so much of heaven ! Earth was past,—and earthly pain; but so solemn, so mysterious, was the triumphant brightness of that face, that it checked even the sobs of sorrow. They pressed around her, in breathless stillness. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ What, Mas’r ? ” said Tom, earnestly. “ I am dying ! ” said St. Clare, pressing his hand; “ pray ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ I'll do anything in reason, ” said the benevolent-looking gentleman, pressing in and joining with the bids. In a few moments they have run beyond his purse. He is silent; the auctioneer grows warmer; but bids gradually drop off. It lies now between an aristocratic old citizen [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

press – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of press

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'press'

Verbs similar to 'press'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "press"

Sample Sentences