Synonyms: oppress, squeeze, pinch
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pɹɛs/ |
| Hyphenation | press |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) press | (I) pressed |
| (thou) pressest | (thou) pressedst |
| (he) press, presseth | (he) pressed |
| (we) press | (we) pressed |
| (you) press | (you) pressed |
| (they) press | (they) pressed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) press | (I) pressed |
| (thou) press | (thou) pressed |
| (he) press | (he) pressed |
| (we) press | (we) pressed |
| (you) press | (you) pressed |
| (they) press | (they) pressed |
| Imperative mood | |
| press | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| pressing | pressed |
| Catalan | empènyer; premsar |
|---|---|
| Danish | trykke |
| Dutch | dringen; drukken; knellen; persen; pressen |
| Esperanto | premi |
| Faeroese | kroysta; spenna; trýsta |
| Finnish | puristaa |
| French | appuyer en écrasant; presser; serrer |
| German | drücken; pressen |
| Hungarian | fog; vesz |
| Italian | premere; stringere |
| Latin | premere |
| Luxemburgish | drécken |
| Papiamento | primi |
| Polish | ściskać |
| Portuguese | apertar; comprimir; espremer |
| Saterland Frisian | bedrukke; duukje; knuuwje; präsje; taie; taierje |
| Scottish Gaelic | teannaich |
| Spanish | apretar |
| Swedish | trycka |
| Thai | กด |
| West Frisian | drukke; kringe |