pressed

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• pressed — [ prest ] adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things you need: She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases, especially when… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pressed — [prest] adj be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Pressed — Press Press, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pressing}.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere, pressum, to press. Cf. {Print}, v.] 1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pressed — ap·pressed; com·pressed; cy·pressed; im·pressed; pressed; sup·pressed; un·pressed; com·pressed·ly; im·pressed·ly; sup·pressed·ly; …   English syllables

• pressed — [[t]pre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you say that you are pressed for time or pressed for money, you mean that you do not have enough time or money at the moment. → See also hard pressed Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss?… …   English dictionary

• pressed — adj. pressed for time * * * [prest] pressed for time …   Combinatory dictionary

• pressed — adjective be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc: I m a bit pressed for time could you call back tomorrow? …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pressed — UK [prest] / US adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things that you need She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases,… …   English dictionary

• pressed — прижал; прижатый pressed down прижал; прижатый to be pressed up быть прижатым друг к другу …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

• pressed — 1. verb contraction of impressed 2. adjective Under strain or deprivation. The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemys intentions than it was about the enemys capabilities …   Wiktionary

• pressed — adj. Pressed is used with these nouns: ↑flower …   Collocations dictionary