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πιέζω
to press /pi.ˈe.zo/
verbB2#2575 most common
Also: to squeeze, to pressure (someone), to be tight (of clothes/shoes)
Example sentences
Πιέζω το κουμπί.
I press the button.
Τα παπούτσια με πιέζουν.
The shoes are too tight on me.
Μην πιέζεις το τραύμα.
Don't press on the wound.
Ο διευθυντής μας πιέζει να τελειώσουμε νωρίτερα.
The manager is pressuring us to finish earlier.
Μην με πιέζεις να αποφασίσω τώρα.
Don't pressure me to decide now.
Οι γονείς της την πίεζαν χρόνια να παντρευτεί, κάτι που της δημιούργησε μεγάλο άγχος.
Her parents had pressured her for years to get married, which caused her great anxiety.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | πιέζω | πίεσα | θα πιέσω |
| 2sg | πιέζεις | πίεσες | θα πιέσεις |
| 3sg | πιέζει | πίεσε | θα πιέσει |
| 1pl | πιέζουμε | πιέσαμε | θα πιέσουμε |
| 2pl | πιέζετε | πιέσατε | θα πιέσετε |
| 3pl | πιέζουν | πίεσαν | θα πιέσουν |
Word family
πίεσηpressure
πιεστικόςpressing, insistent
συμπιέζωto compress
αποπιέζωto depressurize
πιεστήριοa press (machine)
Etymology
Πιέζω derives from ancient Greek πιέζω, itself from the older form πιέδω, built on the root found in πιέστρα (a press) and related to πιέσις (pressure). The core sense, to squeeze or press down, has stayed stable from antiquity into Modern Greek, where it extended naturally to figurative pressure on people. The noun πίεση (pressure, including blood pressure) comes from the same stem.
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