What is pressure? How to use in English

Definition & pronunciation of pressure

pressurenoun
sức ép, áp lực, áp suất
/ˈprɛʃə/

Definition & pronunciation of <b>pressure</b>

Where does the word pressure come from?

The word "pressure" originates from the Latin language. The Latin word "pressura" means " squeezing" or "compressing". This Latin word is derived from the verb "pressus", which means "to press" or "to compress". The Latin "pressura" is also related to the Latin "pressere", which means "to stride" or "to tread upon". The English word "pressure" was borrowed from Middle English from Old French "presure", which was derived from the Latin "pressura". The original meaning of the English word "pressure" was "the application of force to something", which has since expanded to include metaphorical uses such as emotional or psychological pressure. Throughout history, the concept of pressure has been studied and used in various fields, including physics, biology, and psychology, resulting in multiple meanings and uses of the word "pressure" in modern English.

Vocabulary summary pressure

type noun

meaning pressure ((literal) & (figurative)), pressure

example atmospheric pressure

example low pressure

example under the pressure of public opinion

meaning pressure, compulsion, urgency; suffocation

example financial pressure

meaning haste, urgency, hurry, urgency

example write hastily and under pressure: write hastily in urgent circumstances; be forced to write hastily

type Default

meaning (physics) pressure, pressure

meaning consolidation p. reinforcement pressure

meaning contact p. contact pressure

Example of vocabulary pressurepersuasion/force

the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something

The pressure for change continued to mount.
We are determined to keep up the pressure on the other member states.
There is intense pressure on her to resign.
In every society there is strong pressure to conform.
Do you feel any pressure to dress in a certain way?

Example of vocabulary pressurestress

difficulties and worries that are caused by the need to achieve or to behave in a particular way

You need to be able to handle pressure in this job.
She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work.
How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life?
The economic pressures on small businesses are intense.

Example of vocabulary pressurewhen something presses

the force or weight with which something presses against something else

The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
Last year he had brain surgery to relieve pressure from a blood clot.

Example of vocabulary pressureof gas/liquid

the force produced by a particular amount of gas or liquid in a container or a limited space; the amount of this

air/water pressure
Check the tyre pressure (= the amount of air in a tyre) regularly.
a pressure gauge (= an instrument used for measuring the pressure of a liquid or a gas)

Example of vocabulary pressureeffect on something

the effect that something has on the way a situation develops, especially when this causes problems

This puts upward pressure on prices.
The high unemployment rate was exerting downward pressure on wage growth.
These measures are intended to relieve the pressure on the prison system.
They raised the starting threshold for income tax to ease the pressure on family budgets.