Meaning
to pressure, press
- to put pressure on someone to do something quickly
- to compress or squeeze something physically
- to press opponents intensely in team sports
In a sentence
Smettila di pressarmi, deciderò con calma.
Stop pressuring me, I'll take my time to decide.
Il capo lo pressa continuamente per finire la relazione.
The boss is constantly pressuring him to finish the report.
Perché mi pressi così tanto se abbiamo tempo?
Why are you pressuring me so much if we have time?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pressare | infinitive |
| presso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pressi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pressa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pressiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pressate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pressano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pressavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pressavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pressava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pressavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pressavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pressavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pressai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pressasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pressò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pressammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pressaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pressarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| presserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| presserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| presserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| presseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| presserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| presseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pressi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pressi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pressi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pressiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pressiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pressino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pressassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pressassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pressasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pressassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pressaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pressassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| presserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| presseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| presserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| presseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pressereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| presserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pressa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pressiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pressate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pressando | gerund |
| pressato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal when meaning to badger or pester someone repeatedly.
- Takes direct objects: 'non pressarmi' means 'stop pressuring me'.