pressure
verb/ˈpreʃə(r)/
/ˈpreʃər/
[often passive] (especially North American English) (British English also pressurize)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pressure | /ˈpreʃə(r)/ /ˈpreʃər/ |
| he / she / it pressures | /ˈpreʃəz/ /ˈpreʃərz/ |
| past simple pressured | /ˈpreʃəd/ /ˈpreʃərd/ |
| past participle pressured | /ˈpreʃəd/ /ˈpreʃərd/ |
| -ing form pressuring | /ˈpreʃərɪŋ/ /ˈpreʃərɪŋ/ |
- to persuade somebody to do something, especially by making them feel that they have to or should do it
- pressure somebody No one has the right to pressure you. You can always say no.
- pressure somebody into (doing) something Don't let yourself be pressured into making a hasty decision.
- pressure somebody to do something His father pressured him to accept a job in the bank.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1- They're staring an online campaign to pressure the government.
- He pressured her to take on more wealthy clients.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pressura, from press- ‘pressed’, from the verb premere.
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