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B1  press  basmak; bastırmak

Accepted Answer

verb  /pres   / verb press (verb)
 /pres  
/ verb
 
PUSH/SQUEEZE 
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to push sth firmly
basmak; bastırmak
 Just press that button and the door will
open.
 Don't press too hard on the brakes.
 He pressed the lid firmly shut.
 2 [transitive]
to put weight onto
sth, for example in order to get juice out of it
sıkmak; 
sıkıştırmak; 
(kitap
vb. ) arasında kurutmak
 to press grapes
 to press wild flowers between the pages of
a book
 3 [transitive]
to hold sb/sth firmly
in a loving way
 (sevgi vb. işareti olarak) sıkmak
 She pressed the photo to her chest.
 He pressed the old lady's hand to comfort
her.
 4 [intransitive]
 press across, against,
around, etc. (sth)
to move in a
particular direction by pushing
iteleyerek
ilerlemek
 The crowd pressed against the wall of
policemen.
TRY TO PERSUADE 
5 [intransitive,
transitive]
press
(sb) (for sth/to do sth)
to try to persuade or
force sb to do sth
üstelemek, ısrar
etmek
 to press somebody for an answer
 I pressed them to stay for dinner.
SAY/REPEAT STH 
6 [transitive]
to express or repeat
sth in an urgent way
dayatmak, sıkıştırmak
 I don't want to press the point, but you
still owe me money.
MAKE SMOOTH 
7 [transitive]
to make a piece of
clothing smooth by using an iron
ütülemek
 This shirt needs pressing.
IDIOMS
be
hard pressed/pushed/put to do sth
to find sth very
difficult to do
akla
karayı seçmek
 He was hard pressed to explain her sudden
disappearance.
be
pressed for sth
to not have enough of
sth
sıkışık
olmak, sıkışmak
 I must hurry. I'm really pressed for time.
bring/press
charges (against sb)
to formally accuse sb
of a crime so that there can be a trial in a court of law
 (aleyhinde) suç
duyurusunda bulunmak
PHRASAL VERB
press
ahead/forward/on (with sth)
to continue doing sth
even though it is difficult or hard work
yolundan
dönmemek, yılmamak
 They pressed on with the building work in
spite of the bad weather.

Level	B1
Kind	verb
Front	press
IPA	/pres / verb
Back	basmak; bastırmak
Back 2	press (verb) /pres / verb PUSH/SQUEEZE 1 [intransitive, transitive] to push sth firmly basmak; bastırmak Just press that button and the door will open. Don't press too hard on the brakes. He pressed the lid firmly shut. 2 [transitive] to put weight onto sth, for example in order to get juice out of it sıkmak; sıkıştırmak; (kitap vb. ) arasında kurutmak to press grapes to press wild flowers between the pages of a book 3 [transitive] to hold sb/sth firmly in a loving way (sevgi vb. işareti olarak) sıkmak She pressed the photo to her chest. He pressed the old lady's hand to comfort her. 4 [intransitive] press across, against, around, etc. (sth) to move in a particular direction by pushing iteleyerek ilerlemek The crowd pressed against the wall of policemen. TRY TO PERSUADE 5 [intransitive, transitive] press (sb) (for sth/to do sth) to try to persuade or force sb to do sth üstelemek, ısrar etmek to press somebody for an answer I pressed them to stay for dinner. SAY/REPEAT STH 6 [transitive] to express or repeat sth in an urgent way dayatmak, sıkıştırmak I don't want to press the point, but you still owe me money. MAKE SMOOTH 7 [transitive] to make a piece of clothing smooth by using an iron ütülemek This shirt needs pressing. IDIOMS be hard pressed/pushed/put to do sth to find sth very difficult to do akla karayı seçmek He was hard pressed to explain her sudden disappearance. be pressed for sth to not have enough of sth sıkışık olmak, sıkışmak I must hurry. I'm really pressed for time. bring/press charges (against sb) to formally accuse sb of a crime so that there can be a trial in a court of law (aleyhinde) suç duyurusunda bulunmak PHRASAL VERB press ahead/forward/on (with sth) to continue doing sth even though it is difficult or hard work yolundan dönmemek, yılmamak They pressed on with the building work in spite of the bad weather.

Press Sth Pressed Transitive Verb Hard Firmly I

press (verb)