press
verb [ I or T ]
uk/pres/ usto try hard to persuade someone to do something:
The committee pressed him to reveal more information.
press (sb) for sth The lawyers are likely to press for a settlement of claims.
press charges
to complain officially about someone in a court of law:
press charges against sb Italian magistrates are expected to press charges against the company's founder.
press your case
to try to make people accept your demands:
He was determined to press his case for promotion.
Phrasal verbs
press ahead/on
press sb about/on sth
press sth on sb
press
noun
uk/pres/ us COMMUNICATIONS (also the press)
newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio that broadcast news, or the people who work for newspapers, etc.:
in the press The company's problems have been widely reported in the press.
freedom of (the) press He was an outspoken activist in favor of freedom of press and freedom of speech.
The press was present at the briefing in large numbers and asked some awkward questions.
local/national press
press reports/coverage
press reporters/photographers
[ S or U ]
the judgment that is given about someone or something in the newspapers or on radio or television:
(a) good/bad press The announcement has had a generally good press.
[ C ]
a business that publishes and sometimes prints books, etc.:
Cambridge University Press
[ C ] PRODUCTION
a machine that is used for printing books, etc.:
a printing press
go to press
to start to be printed, or to include something in a newspaper, etc.:
The last issue of the journal went to press before the news broke.
She had gone to press with the rumour without checking her sources first.