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# pressed

«pressed» in Mova's school dictionary: **pushed on something, like a button or a key** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past form of press (press, presses, pressed, pressing); adjective (pressed)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pressed means pushed on something, like a button or a key. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#m1)

2) Pressed flowers or leaves are flattened between pages to dry and keep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#m2)

3) Pressed clothes are made smooth with an iron. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#m3)

4) Pressed for time means having very little time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#m4)

5) Pressed can also mean pushed hard in a fight or contest, so the other side is forced to struggle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: buttons or keys pressed (counted), or flowers pressed; «each time the key is pressed, +2» is a rate or a pattern. In science: pressed flowers keep their shape for study. Everyday life: pressed the doorbell, pressed a lift button. Safety: press the button at the crossing and wait for the green figure. Phrases: pressed the button, pressed against, pressed flowers, pressed for time, hard-pressed.

### examples

- She pressed the button 5 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x1)
- He pressed 12 flowers in his book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x2)
- Each time the key is pressed, the number goes up by 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x3)
- How many times was the bell pressed? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x4)
- He pressed the doorbell and waited. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x5)
- We pressed autumn leaves between heavy books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x6)
- Her school shirt was neatly pressed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x7)
- The puppy pressed its nose against the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x8)
- I am pressed for time, so let us be quick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x9)
- The fight lasted an hour and the dragon pressed her hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/#x10)

### note

Past and past participle of «press». Usually counting actions; «each time pressed, +2» is a rate. No clue by itself. Trap: on a calculator, a key pressed twice may type the digit twice (22, not 2).

### In the corpora

- [Rapeseed and sunflowers make seeds that are pressed into cooking oil, and the yellow rapeseed fields are busy with bees in spring.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/286-from-field-to-plate-wheat-flour-and-bread/16/)
- [The door opens inwards and Alice's elbow is pressed against it, so the Rabbit cannot open it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house/19/)
- ["Namaste" with palms pressed together is a respectful Indian and Nepali greeting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/5/)
- [Piano keys are pressed gently, because banging them can damage the keys and the hammers inside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/246-music-practice-and-ball-safety/13/)
- [A cut is washed with clean water, pressed with a clean cloth to stop bleeding and covered.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/290-first-aid-water-and-growing-up/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pressed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.