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There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.
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Meaning of "pressure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRESSURE

From Late Latin pressūra a pressing, from Latin premere to press.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESSURE

pressure  [ˈprɛʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESSURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pressure is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pressure in English.

WHAT DOES PRESSURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pressure

Pressure

Pressure is the ratio of force to the area over which that force is distributed. Pressure is force per unit area applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of an object. Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to the local atmospheric or ambient pressure. Pressure is measured in any unit of force divided by any unit of area. The SI unit of pressure is the newton per square metre, which is called the pascal after the seventeenth-century philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal. A pressure of 1 Pa is small; it approximately equals the pressure exerted by a dollar bill resting flat on a table. Everyday pressures are often stated in kilopascals.

Definition of pressure in the English dictionary

The first definition of pressure in the dictionary is the state of pressing or being pressed. Other definition of pressure is the exertion of force by one body on the surface of another. Pressure is also a moral force that compels.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESSURE

PRESENT

Present
I pressure
you pressure
he/she/it pressures
we pressure
you pressure
they pressure
Present continuous
I am pressuring
you are pressuring
he/she/it is pressuring
we are pressuring
you are pressuring
they are pressuring
Present perfect
I have pressured
you have pressured
he/she/it has pressured
we have pressured
you have pressured
they have pressured
Present perfect continuous
I have been pressuring
you have been pressuring
he/she/it has been pressuring
we have been pressuring
you have been pressuring
they have been pressuring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pressured
you pressured
he/she/it pressured
we pressured
you pressured
they pressured
Past continuous
I was pressuring
you were pressuring
he/she/it was pressuring
we were pressuring
you were pressuring
they were pressuring
Past perfect
I had pressured
you had pressured
he/she/it had pressured
we had pressured
you had pressured
they had pressured
Past perfect continuous
I had been pressuring
you had been pressuring
he/she/it had been pressuring
we had been pressuring
you had been pressuring
they had been pressuring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pressure
you will pressure
he/she/it will pressure
we will pressure
you will pressure
they will pressure
Future continuous
I will be pressuring
you will be pressuring
he/she/it will be pressuring
we will be pressuring
you will be pressuring
they will be pressuring
Future perfect
I will have pressured
you will have pressured
he/she/it will have pressured
we will have pressured
you will have pressured
they will have pressured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pressuring
you will have been pressuring
he/she/it will have been pressuring
we will have been pressuring
you will have been pressuring
they will have been pressuring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pressure
you would pressure
he/she/it would pressure
we would pressure
you would pressure
they would pressure
Conditional continuous
I would be pressuring
you would be pressuring
he/she/it would be pressuring
we would be pressuring
you would be pressuring
they would be pressuring
Conditional perfect
I would have pressure
you would have pressure
he/she/it would have pressure
we would have pressure
you would have pressure
they would have pressure
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pressuring
you would have been pressuring
he/she/it would have been pressuring
we would have been pressuring
you would have been pressuring
they would have been pressuring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pressure
we let´s pressure
you pressure
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pressure
Past participle
pressured
Present Participle
pressuring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRESSURE


acupressure
ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə
Cheshire
ˈtʃɛʃə
compressure
kəmˈprɛʃə
counterpressure
ˈkaʊntəˌprɛʃə
expressure
ɛksˈprɛʃə
flesher
ˈflɛʃə
fresher
ˈfrɛʃə
impressure
ɪmˈprɛʃə
overpressure
ˈəʊvəˌprɛʃə
refresher
rɪˈfrɛʃə
secesher
sɪˈsɛʃə
thresher
ˈθrɛʃə
tressure
ˈtrɛʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESSURE

pressroom
pressure cabin
pressure cooker
pressure drag
pressure gauge
pressure gradient
pressure group
pressure head
pressure point
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure vessel
pressure-cook
pressure-feed
pressured
pressureless
pressurisation
pressuriser
pressurization

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESSURE

air pressure
assure
atmospheric pressure
back pressure
blood pressure
centre of pressure
chaussure
commissure
fissure
high pressure
high-pressure
hydrostatic pressure
low-pressure
oil pressure
osmotic pressure
partial pressure
peer pressure
reassure
to be sure
tyre pressure
vapour pressure

Synonyms and antonyms of pressure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRESSURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pressure» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pressure

Translation of «pressure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESSURE

Find out the translation of pressure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pressure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pressure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

压力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presión
570 millions of speakers

English

pressure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضَغْط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

давление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tekanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Druck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tekanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp suất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दबाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basınç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciśnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тиск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

druk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tryck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trykk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pressure

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE»

The term «pressure» is very widely used and occupies the 3.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pressure
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pressure».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pressure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pressure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pressure

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRESSURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pressure.
1
Fede Alvarez
I'm pretty demanding with myself and my work, and I always put a lot of pressure on myself. I try to do the best job I can every time.
2
Joe Bastianich
The pressure, the heat, the almost impossibly fast pace at which you need work - this is the reality of working in the culinary industry. This is what professional chefs do night after night.
3
Tom Berenger
There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.
4
Steven Burd
I'm no health care expert, but you've got technology that constantly advances the ability to extend life and maybe improve lifestyle. That puts constant upward pressure on health care costs.
5
Brian Clough
Telling the entire world and his dog how good a manager I was. I knew I was the best but I should have said nowt and kept the pressure off 'cos they'd have worked it out for themselves.
6
Sebastian Coe
All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.
7
Steven Cojocaru
I was born with this. It's a hereditary genetic condition. This is something you can go your whole life without really knowing that something's wrong. I had high blood pressure, and that was the first sign.
8
Elisha Cuthbert
The pressure to be pretty? I set, you know, boundaries and goals for myself. I try not to compare myself to anyone else because I will never be anyone else except myself. So I try and stay true to me, and hopefully the right projects will come my way.
9
Lindsay Davenport
I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.
10
Agyness Deyn
Not just in modeling, but in society, there's so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it's just so unobtainable. You can never become that thing, because it's such a projection.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESSURE»

Discover the use of pressure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pressure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Under Pressure: Putting the Child Back in Childhood
From the Hardcover edition.
Carl Honore, 2010
2
Pressure Vessel Design Manual
This book is an accumulation of design procedures, methods, techniques, formulations, and data for use in the design of pressure vessels, their respective parts and equipment.
Dennis R. Moss, 2004
3
The High Blood Pressure Solution: A Scientifically Proven ...
Dr. Moore updates this edition of The High Blood Pressure Solution with a new preface reporting on the latest scientific research in support of his program.
Richard D. Moore, M.D., Ph.D., 2001
4
Girls Under Pressure
Now with a brand new introduction by Jacqueline Wilson! 'Jacqueline Wilson pulls off the rare feat of dramatising a serious issue with a light touch' Daily Telegraph FOR TEENAGE READERS
Jacqueline Wilson, 2008
5
Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
"Under Pressure," writes Harold McGee in his introduction to this, the first book written in English on cooking sous vide, introduces cooks to one of the most important culinary innovations of modern times.
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High Blood Pressure for Dummies
This updated guide explains all the latest breakthroughs in the detection, treatment, and prevention of high blood pressure, helping you determine whether you're at risk and develop a diet and exercise program to keep your blood pressure at ...
Alan L. Rubin, 2011
7
Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction & Prevention
Makes specific recommendations to identify at-risk adults, lists factors placing them at risk, and gives tips on the treatment of Stage I pressure ulcers.
United States, 1992
8
Peer Pressure: Deal with it Without Losing Your Cool
Explores strategies to deal with peer pressure as the insider, who puts pressure on others; the outsider, who gives into pressure in order to fit in; or the witness, who stands by as others are being taunted.
Elaine Slavens, 2004
9
Fundamentals of Temperature, Pressure and Flow Measurements
This self-contained guide to the measurement of temperature, pressure, and flow rate presents the latest standards and industrial practices.
Robert P. Benedict, 1984
10
Industrial Pressure, Level, and Density Measurement
Chapter exercises and answers are also included to reinforce the material presented, making this book an excellent learning/teaching resource.
Donald R. Gillum, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESSURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pressure is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bronwyn Bishop under pressure to explain travel claim to Mirabella …
Bronwyn Bishop is under pressure to fully explain what "official business" she was undertaking when she charged taxpayers for attending ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Motherlode | Parents Know Pressure and Hovering Don't Help …
When Julie Scelfo set out to report Campus Suicide and the Pressure of Perfection, she expected to learn that today's college students faced ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Christians under pressure: from bigotry at school to imprisonment …
Faith leaders warn of a rise in persecution around the world. Here we focus on four countries where Christian believers face official ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Campus Suicide and the Pressure of Perfection
Kathryn DeWitt conquered high school like a gold-medal decathlete. She ran track, represented her school at a statewide girls' leadership ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Sports-Medicine Staffs Report Pressure to Clear Concussed …
More than half of the 900 respondents to a 2013 survey of NCAA athletic trainers and team physicians said they had felt pressure to return ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
6
Pressure sensor can decrease need for hospitalization in heart …
William Lambert, 63, lies down as his pulmonary artery pressure is measured with the CardioMEMS heart failure system at his home in ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»
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South Sudan should face extra pressure if it misses August peace …
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan's warring factions may face further international pressure if they do not reach a peace deal by Aug. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
8
13 secrets for performing better under pressure
Let's get this out of the way right now: Nobody performs well under pressure. A lot of us think we do, but we don't, or, at least, we don't perform ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
9
Bank pressure starts on farmers
Lewis said he was unaware of mortgagee sales in Waikato from bank pressure, but there had been a few instances of asset sales, including ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Jose Mourinho piles pressure on referees ahead of Chelsea's …
Yet just as he and his men are under pressure to defend the title, the Special One is ready call it on again with the country's elite officials if they ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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