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6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'PRESS'

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We have definitions for 6 phrasal verbs with 'PRESS'

6 phrasal verbs with 'PRESS'

Press ahead

  1. Continue with something
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They PRESSED AHEAD with the elections despite the violence.

Press for

  1. Apply pressure to get permission or to obtain something
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The workers are PRESSING FOR better pay and conditions.

Press forward with

  1. Continue or go ahead with a project, process, plan, etc
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The government are PRESSING FORWARD WITH the new law.

Press into

  1. Bring or force into use
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: When the line was breached, reserve troops were PRESSED INTO service.

Press on

  1. Continue with something
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: We PRESSED ON to get to our destination before night fell.

Press upon

  1. Pressure someone to accept something offered
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The invitations were PRESSED UPON us and it was hard to say no.

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