pressable

press

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pres]
- /prɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pres]
- /prɛs/

Definitions of pressable word

verb with object pressable to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 1
verb with object pressable to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position: The crowd pressed him into a corner. 1
verb with object pressable to compress or squeeze, as to alter in shape or size: He pressed the clay into a ball. 1
verb with object pressable to weigh heavily upon; subject to pressure. 1
verb with object pressable to hold closely, as in an embrace; clasp: He pressed her in his arms. 1
verb with object pressable to flatten or make smooth, especially by ironing: to press clothes; to press flowers in the leaves of a book. 1

See all 49 definitions of pressable

Information block about the term

Origin of pressable

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English press(e) throng, company, trouble, machine for pressing, clothespress < Old French, derivative of presser to press < Latin pressāre, frequentative of premere (past participle pressus) to press (compare rare Old English press clothespress < Medieval Latin pressa, noun use of feminine of pressus); (v.) Middle English pressen (< Old French presser) < Latin pressāre, as above

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pressable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pressable

pressable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pressable usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer