press in in English

Forms: presses in [present, singular, third-person], pressing in [participle, present], pressed in [participle, past], pressed in [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} press in (third-person singular simple present presses in, present participle pressing in, simple past and past participle pressed in)

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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "pressed in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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        "To force something or someone inside something, by physical pressure."
      ],
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  "word": "press in"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "presses in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pressing in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pressed in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pressed in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To force something or someone inside something, by physical pressure."
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "press in"
}

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"press in" meaning in English

Verb