press – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of press

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipress ahead
youpress ahead
he;she;itpresses ahead
wepress ahead
youpress ahead
theypress ahead

Perfect

Ihave pressed ahead
youhave pressed ahead
he;she;ithas pressed ahead
wehave pressed ahead
youhave pressed ahead
theyhave pressed ahead

Past

Ipressed ahead
youpressed ahead
he;she;itpressed ahead
wepressed ahead
youpressed ahead
theypressed ahead

Pluperfect

Ihad pressed ahead
youhad pressed ahead
he;she;ithad pressed ahead
wehad pressed ahead
youhad pressed ahead
theyhad pressed ahead

Future

Iwill press ahead
youwill press ahead
he;she;itwill press ahead
wewill press ahead
youwill press ahead
theywill press ahead

Future Perfect

Iwill have pressed ahead
youwill have pressed ahead
he;she;itwill have pressed ahead
wewill have pressed ahead
youwill have pressed ahead
theywill have pressed ahead

Subjunctive

Present

Ipress ahead
youpress ahead
he;she;itpress ahead
wepress ahead
youpress ahead
theypress ahead

Perfect

Ihave pressed ahead
youhave pressed ahead
he;she;ithave pressed ahead
wehave pressed ahead
youhave pressed ahead
theyhave pressed ahead

Imperfect

Ipressed ahead
youpressed ahead
he;she;itpressed ahead
wepressed ahead
youpressed ahead
theypressed ahead

Pluperfect

Ihad pressed ahead
youhad pressed ahead
he;she;ithad pressed ahead
wehad pressed ahead
youhad pressed ahead
theyhad pressed ahead

Conditional

Present

Iwould press ahead
youwould press ahead
he;she;itwould press ahead
wewould press ahead
youwould press ahead
theywould press ahead

Perfect

Iwould have pressed ahead
youwould have pressed ahead
he;she;itwould have pressed ahead
wewould have pressed ahead
youwould have pressed ahead
theywould have pressed ahead

Imperative

youpress ahead
weLet's press ahead
youpress ahead

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pressing ahead
youare pressing ahead
he;she;itis pressing ahead
weare pressing ahead
youare pressing ahead
theyare pressing ahead

Perfect

Ihave been pressing ahead
youhave been pressing ahead
he;she;ithas been pressing ahead
wehave been pressing ahead
youhave been pressing ahead
theyhave been pressing ahead

Past

Iwas pressing ahead
youwere pressing ahead
he;she;itwas pressing ahead
wewere pressing ahead
youwere pressing ahead
theywere pressing ahead

Pluperfect

Ihad been pressing ahead
youhad been pressing ahead
he;she;ithad been pressing ahead
wehad been pressing ahead
youhad been pressing ahead
theyhad been pressing ahead

Future

Iwill be pressing ahead
youwill be pressing ahead
he;she;itwill be pressing ahead
wewill be pressing ahead
youwill be pressing ahead
theywill be pressing ahead

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pressing ahead
youwill have been pressing ahead
he;she;itwill have been pressing ahead
wewill have been pressing ahead
youwill have been pressing ahead
theywill have been pressing ahead

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pressing ahead
youwould be pressing ahead
he;she;itwould be pressing ahead
wewould be pressing ahead
youwould be pressing ahead
theywould be pressing ahead

Perfect

Iwould have been pressing ahead
youwould have been pressing ahead
he;she;itwould have been pressing ahead
wewould have been pressing ahead
youwould have been pressing ahead
theywould have been pressing ahead

Other

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

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)