ADJ
- foreign, international, local, national, provincial
- gutter, popular, quality, tabloid
- financial, music
- free
- A free press is fundamental to democracy
PRESS + NOUN
- release, statement
- He issued a press statement insisting on his innocence
- coverage, report
- extensive press coverage of the event
- cuttings
- He kept a scrapbook containing press cuttings of his concerts
- officer
- photographer
- agency
- ad, advertisement
- campaign
- freedom
PREP
- in the ~
- There was no mention of the incident in the national press
PHRASES
- get/have a good/bad, etc. press
- His latest novel didn't get a very good press (= was not praised in the media)
VERB + PRESS
- go to
- The newspaper goes to press at 6 o'clock
PRESS + VERB
- roll
- The presses are already rolling
PREP
- in ~
- Their new book is in press
PHRASES
- hot off the press
- We've just received a copy of her latest book, hot off the press
ADV
- firmly, hard
- She pressed down hard on the gas pedal
- gently, lightly
- close/ closely
- He pressed up closer against the wall, terrified of being seen
- back, down, forward, together, up
- The crowd pressed forward. She pressed her lips together
PREP
- against
- She pressed her face against the window
- into
- Bella pressed her face into the pillow
- on
- She pressed on the doorbell
- to
- He pressed a finger gently to her lips
PHRASES
- press sth flat/open/shut
- He pressed the lid firmly shut
ADV
- strongly
- In the interview he strongly pressed his point of view
- consistently, continually, repeatedly
- further
- successfully
PREP
- for
- The party will continue to press the case for a new electoral system
- on
- I did not press him further on the issue
PHRASES
- immaculately/neatly pressed
- his immaculately pressed suit
- PHRASAL VERBS press on
- press on regardless
- The weather was dreadful but we pressed on regardless
PREP
- with
- They pressed boldly on with their plan