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press
/pres/

press

🇺🇸 American English
/prɛs/
🇬🇧 British English
/pres/
🇷🇺 Russian
[nəʐɨˈmatʲ]
Meaning of press

to push something firmly

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pres/
CEFRA2
How important is this wordoften
press

When to use press

press the button

нажать кнопку

press a key

нажать клавишу

press the switch

нажать выключатель

press down

нажимать вниз

press hard

нажимать сильно

press usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Нажмите кнопку, чтобы запустить машину.

Press the button to start the machine.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он нажал на дверной звонок и подождал.

He pressed the doorbell and waited.

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How to pronounce press and what this word means

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how to pronounce press

/pres/

press translation

нажимать

press examples

Press the button to start the machine.

press transcription

/pres/, /prɛs/

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press meaning: what does it mean?

to push something firmly

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press definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Press the button to start the machine. Translation: Нажмите кнопку, чтобы запустить машину.

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