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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

press one's case en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To repeat or redouble one's arguments for something.
    • Looking back, St John was willing to admit that perhaps he might have pressed his case a little too fervently, but he could have sworn she was a willing partner, or at least not objecting too strenuously. 2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Gollancz, published 2011, page 382:
    • So, quite understandably, many people are more hesitant than they need be about pressing their case for more money. 2014 September 27, Jeremy Bullmore, The Guardian:

Forms

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pressed one's case Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pressed one's case Tense=Past lexicographic
pressing one's case Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
presses one's case Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic