プレスpuresu

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpressing; stamping; printing
    彼かれはズボンをプレスしてもらったか。↗
    Did he have his trousers pressed?
  2. nounpress (machine)
  3. nounthe press; news media
  4. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmilitary press (weight lifting)
Conjugation
Dictionary formプレスする
Polite (masu)プレスします
Negative (nai)プレスしない
polite (masen)プレスしません
classical zu / nuプレスせず・プレスせぬ
Past (ta)プレスした
polite (mashita)プレスしました
Past negative (nakatta)プレスしなかった
polite (masen deshita)プレスしませんでした
Te formプレスして
Potentialプレスできる
Passiveプレスされる
Causativeプレスさせる
Causative passiveプレスさせられる
Conditional (ba)プレスすれば
taraプレスしたら
Volitionalプレスしよう
polite (mashou)プレスしましょう
Imperativeプレスしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related押し付けるおしつけるNeutralA verb for pressing firmly against something or forcing a task or one's will on someone; 「プレス」 instead covers machine stamping, garment pressing, or the news media.
  • RelatedおしNeutralA noun for pushing, pressure, or forcefulness, as in 「押しが強い」; 「プレス」 instead covers stamping and garment pressing.
  • Related押すおすNeutralThe everyday verb for pushing or pressing something, and the most common choice; 「プレス」 instead leans toward machine stamping and garment pressing.
  • Related圧迫あっぱくWrittenA formal, written-style word for strong physical pressure or suppression by authority, as in 「胸を圧迫する」; 「プレス」 covers machine stamping and garment pressing instead.
  • Related圧すへすNeutralThe same verb also covers stamping and sealing, as in 「判を押す」; this sense can also be written 「捺す」. 「プレス」 never refers to affixing a seal.
  • Related圧するあっするWrittenA formal, written verb for applying pressure or overwhelming an opponent; 「プレス」 instead covers stamping and garment pressing.

Use 「プレス」 for machine stamping, garment pressing, or the news media, as in 「プレス機」 and 「プレスリリース」. For everyday pushing and pressing use 「押す」 or 「押し付ける」, and for strong pressure or suppression say 「圧迫」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 押おさえること。
  2. 布地ぬのじなどをアイロンなどを使つかい、皺しわを伸のばすこと。
  3. 材料ざいりょうに圧力あつりょくをかけ、成型せいけいすること。
  4. 印刷いんさつ。出版しゅっぱん。また、出版物しゅっぱんぶつ。
  5. 報道ほうどう。報道ほうどう機関きかん。
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