pressieren

From French presser (from Latin pressō) + -ieren. Doublet of pressen.

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛˈsiːʁən/

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• Hyphenation: pres‧sie‧ren

pressieren (weak, third-person singular present pressiert, past tense pressierte, past participle pressiert, auxiliary haben)

1. (impersonal, + dative, chiefly Southern German, Austria, Switzerland) to be pressing and urgent (for)

   Mir pressiert's.

   I am under stress.

   Mit dieser Entscheidung pressiert es.

   This decision is urgent.

2. (chiefly Southern German, Austria, Switzerland) to rush, to be in a hurry

   Warum pressierst du denn so?

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