press – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of press

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpress on
weLet's press on
youpress on

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)