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Plural of press

regular plural

The plural of press is presses.

Forms of press

Singularpress /pɹɛs/
Pluralpresses /ˈpɹɛsɪz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Presses in a sentence

  • Connecting to the service is almost idiot proof and takes just a few button presses.2004 10, “Maximum PC”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 25
  • Stop the presses!
  • Several machinists were busy operating the lathes, mills, and drill presses on the shop floor.From the entry mill
  • The program loops until the user presses a key.From the entry loop
  • Although an operator presses the button, the actuation is done by an immense series of levers and cranks.From the entry actuation

Meaning of press

  1. noun An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
  2. noun A device used to apply pressure to an item.
  3. noun A crowd.

Full definition of press

Questions about the plural of press

What is the plural of press?
The plural of press is presses.
Is press countable?
Press is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: press (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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