🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

दबाव

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dabāv

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pressing/ˈprɛs.ɪŋ/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसे अपने प्रोजेक्ट को खत्म करने की दबाव है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of applying pressure to something.

    "The pressing of the grapes is essential for making wine."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Urgently important or requiring immediate attention.

    "She had a pressing need to finish her project before the deadline."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pressing' originates from the Old French 'presser', which means to press, derived from the Latin 'pressare', a frequentative form of 'premere', meaning to press or squeeze. The term has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning related to applying pressure.

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