Base verb
Phrasal verbs with press
The verb press combines with 5 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
5 phrasal verbs · 5 meanings
press ahead
1 sense- Continue with something despite difficulties
press back
1 sense- Push or force something or someone backward
press down
1 sense- Push firmly downward on something
press forward
1 sense- Continue determinedly with something
press on
1 sense- Continue determinedly despite difficulty
Practice the press family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of press with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.