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 →

2) Pressed flowers or leaves are flattened between pages to dry and keep. tree →

3) Pressed clothes are made smooth with an iron. tree →

4) Pressed for time means having very little time. tree →

5) Pressed can also mean pushed hard in a fight or contest, so the other side is forced to struggle. tree →

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 →
• He pressed 12 flowers in his book. tree →
• Each time the key is pressed, the number goes up by 2. tree →
• How many times was the bell pressed? tree →
• He pressed the doorbell and waited. tree →
• We pressed autumn leaves between heavy books. tree →
• Her school shirt was neatly pressed. tree →
• The puppy pressed its nose against the window. tree →
• I am pressed for time, so let us be quick. tree →
• The fight lasted an hour and the dragon pressed her hard. tree →

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.
• The door opens inwards and Alice's elbow is pressed against it, so the Rabbit cannot open it.
• "Namaste" with palms pressed together is a respectful Indian and Nepali greeting.
• Piano keys are pressed gently, because banging them can damage the keys and the hammers inside.
• A cut is washed with clean water, pressed with a clean cloth to stop bleeding and covered.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pressed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.